Re: (ET) Landis controller vs. GE timer

[Jeremy Gagliardi com]

Okay, I'm confused.  I'm talking about the 2 small wires going to the 
timer, not
the large AC lines.  Are the small wires also AC?

--
Jeremy Gagliardi
E20
Bethesda, Md

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:25:04 -0500, "steves" wrote:
> The timer runs directly off the AC line (120VAC). So be careful poking
> around in there!  Actually it gets switched by the timer switch, so when 
> the
> timer expires, it cuts AC power to itself and the charger transformer. 
> So if
> the timer is off you may see nothing. Otherwise you should see (be sure 
> to
> put the meter on AC)  power line voltage.
> 
> SteveS
> E20
> E12S
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Jeremy Gagliardi com>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: (ET) Landis controller vs. GE timer
> 
> 
> > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 15:05:57 -0500, "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" wrote:
> > > On 3 Jan 2004 at 9:30, Jeremy Gagliardi com wrote:
> > >
> > > >  First, why is it 7.6V, and
> > > > second, why does it always read positive?
> > >
> > > My ^guess^ is that you're reading voltage from some kind of ground
> fault.
> > > Are
> > > you by any chance using a digital meter?  They have a very high input
> > > impedance.  Try connecting a 12v taillight bulb across those leads 
> > > and
> then
> > > you're apt to read zero.  (And if it lights up, there ^is^ something
> weird
> > > going on!)
> >
> > Let's put it this way, what should I expect to read from the 2 small 
> > wires
> going
> > to the timer switch?  Perhaps a better question is, what do the 2 small
> wires do
> > for the timer, what is their function?
> >
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