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    From ABLE1@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 24 12:09:19 2021
    Hey all,

    Has anyone used or installed a 120volt power relay that would allow
    for a 23 hour 59 minute on time and a 1 minute off time that would
    then repeat the cycle??

    The desire would be to have a remote device do a daily reboot without
    human intervention.

    I know I can build one to do the job but I was wondering if someone
    knows of a device that would be off the shelf available to just plug in.

    Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Les

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  • From Jeff Layman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 24 16:26:55 2021
    On 24/03/2021 16:09, ABLE1 wrote:
    Hey all,

    Has anyone used or installed a 120volt power relay that would allow
    for a 23 hour 59 minute on time and a 1 minute off time that would
    then repeat the cycle??

    The desire would be to have a remote device do a daily reboot without
    human intervention.

    I know I can build one to do the job but I was wondering if someone
    knows of a device that would be off the shelf available to just plug in.

    Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Les

    Seems to me something like this would do what you want: <https://www.amazon.com/Techbee-Countdown-Programmalbe-Electrical-Appliances/dp/B086DN9QT3/ref=sr_1_15?crid=GFN85VMPZ9ZX&dchild=1&keywords=timer+switch&qid=1616602941&sprefix=timer%2Caps%2C255&sr=8-15>

    See under "More Features":

    "Daily ON-OFF Timer

    With this feature, you can set up to 3 daily ON-OFF programs; each
    program will repeat once every day. For example, you can use this timer
    to reboot your router by setting it to go off at 2:00 am and come back
    on at 2:05 am. The adjustable time is from 1 minute to 23 h 59 mins."


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    Jeff

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  • From ABLE1@21:1/5 to Jeff Layman on Wed Mar 24 13:22:17 2021
    On 3/24/2021 12:26 PM, Jeff Layman wrote:
    On 24/03/2021 16:09, ABLE1 wrote:
    Hey all,

    Has anyone used or installed a 120volt power relay that would allow
    for a 23 hour 59 minute on time and a 1 minute off time that would
    then repeat the cycle??

    The desire would be to have a remote device do a daily reboot without
    human intervention.

    I know I can build one to do the job but I was wondering if someone
    knows of a device that would be off the shelf available to just plug in.

    Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Les

    Seems to me something like this would do what you want: <https://www.amazon.com/Techbee-Countdown-Programmalbe-Electrical-Appliances/dp/B086DN9QT3/ref=sr_1_15?crid=GFN85VMPZ9ZX&dchild=1&keywords=timer+switch&qid=1616602941&sprefix=timer%2Caps%2C255&sr=8-15>


    See under "More Features":

    "Daily ON-OFF Timer

    With this feature, you can set up to 3 daily ON-OFF programs; each
    program will repeat once every day. For example, you can use this timer
    to reboot your router by setting it to go off at 2:00 am and come back
    on at 2:05 am. The adjustable time is from 1 minute to 23 h 59 mins."




    Thanks Jeff,

    Yes that should do the job!!

    Have a good day.

    Les

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  • From whit3rd@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 27 01:40:01 2021
    On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 9:09:25 AM UTC-7, ABLE1 wrote:
    Hey all,

    Has anyone used or installed a 120volt power relay that would allow
    for a 23 hour 59 minute on time and a 1 minute off time that would
    then repeat the cycle??

    The desire would be to have a remote device do a daily reboot without
    human intervention.

    If it's a computer, you can just program it. What else does 'reboot'?

    Power-cycling a computer by interrupting AC power is stressful in ways
    that simply rebooting is not.

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