my timers are not working?

help please!!!
my plants are into week 6 of flowering and just noticed that my timer is not working?? it happened last week and i got a new one but i think the light has been on constant now for a few days?? any ideas lads is ther somethign i need to buy extra because of the current and are my plants now too confused to bud any more??
daz

If you are using HID lighting over 150w you need a contactor to handle the power going through the timer, your situation is a prime example, to pay the extra few buck for a contactor.

You may have stressed your plant into thinking its spring/summer (VEG) again, keep the lights switched to 12/12 and you could be lucky they dont turn Hermie.

yup thanks mate thats what i realised and i have got one now so hopefully like you say they willl be ok they have bud on now but if they start to look hermie illl be pulling them daz

fitzyno1 said:

If you are using HID lighting over 150w you need a contactor to handle the power going through the timer, your situation is a prime example, to pay the extra few buck for a contactor.

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Heavy duty timers which are rated to handle air conditioners will usually work fine without a relay/contactor. I've been running my 1000W HPS lights on HD mechanical timers for several years now. These are rated to handle 10A @ 240V (2400W).


The two HD timers on either side of the ckt breaker do the switching for my 1000s.

However, use of a contactor is good insurance if you're not sure of the quality of your timer. The timer only has to switch a very small amount of current to operate the contactor.