[geeks] outlet control timer

[Ken Hansen]

Why not use an X10 setup? Anything that can drive a serial line can 
control such a setup, IIRC... (Of course, the real question is will Dave 
do it in Postscript? ;^)

Ken

On Sunday, January 6, 2002, at 10:03 PM, dave at cca.org wrote:

> I was working on a computer controlled interface thingy for some
> friends who are doing a big art installation and want things to
> happen automatically - lights on, film on, lights off, amps on, etc.
>
> I started working on it, but I just met with them and it's beginning
> to look like computer control is unnecessary complexity.
>
> Can anyone point me towards a good source of timers with multiple
> AC outlets?
>
> ie a box that'll do:
>
> 	Outlet A on for 9 minutes
> 	Outlet A off, Outlets B & C on for five minutes
> 	All off for two minutes
> 	repeat
>
> I'm going to be hanging a bunch of stuff off the outlets, so it
> needs to be more industrial grade than home.
>
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Ken

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