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DAN- 09-27-2008
Wavemaker Timer
It has independently adjustable on and off cycles. It can run up to five MJ1200s. I will post another pic after I fit it into a project box.

camlov2- 09-27-2008

Wow! pretty wires... um, I mean that looks great, I know exactly how it works.

DAN- 09-28-2008

All in a nice package now. The on time can be adjusted from five to twenty seconds. The off time from five seconds to three minutes.

DAN- 10-01-2008

Wow! pretty wires... um, I mean that looks great, I know exactly how it works. Great, I won't have to explain it. Actually, it is a basic 555 timer circuit with a few mods. electronics: $0(spare parts) case, knobs etc: $25 labor: 1 hour watching the MJ1200 go on and off: PRICELESS

Chris Bovia- 10-27-2008

So does this actually shut off and back on or does it toy with the current to slow it down and back up? Does the MJ restart without any problems (i.e. back spinning) or excessive chatter/noise? Or worse, failure to restart at all? Does it do two cycling back and forth or just one on/off? And finally, how much for you to make me one? :D :D: :D

DAN- 10-27-2008

So does this actually shut off and back on or does it toy with the current to slow it down and back up? Does the MJ restart without any problems (i.e. back spinning) or excessive chatter/noise? Or worse, failure to restart at all? Does it do two cycling back and forth or just one on/off? And finally, how much for you to make me one? :D :D: :D Since the MJ is an AC motor I didn't think it wise to play with voltages. It cycles the power on and off. The MJ has not failed to start once. This timer will work with an unmodded or the hacksaw moddded MJ. I can hear a slight hum when it is on, but only if everything else is off. I can sometimes hear the relay in the timer clicking too. Not sure what you mean about two cycling. From 8:00am to 8:00pm it cycles the MJ on for five seconds and off for 10 seconds(both the on and off time are independently adjustable). Shelbie assembled a lot of this one. At this point it is just dropping parts onto the board. We would do it for the cost of parts.

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