Powering My AC Mains Project with a Push-Button Timer

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The discussion focuses on creating a switch to power a 110v fan and light for 10 seconds using a push-button timer. The original poster considers using relays and microcontrollers like Arduino but lacks experience with wall power. Suggestions include exploring off-the-shelf AC mains switch units and time delay relays, which can be adjusted for timing. The fan is intended to produce a strong airflow, similar to a hand dryer. After research, the original poster finds time delay relays to be a promising solution for their project.
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Thread for controlling 110v power with a button/timer
Hello! I am trying to create a special kind of switch for a project I am working on and I am pretty stumped. Basically, I need to power a 110v fan and light for around 10 seconds with the push of a button, and then have them all turn off and be ready for another button push. My brain immediately went to relays and microcontrollers like Arduino, but I've never worked with wall power with those before. I was wondering if anyone had experience with something like this or if there were a few products that I could use together to consistently get this thing to work.
Thank you for your time!
 
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harrison1216 said:
TL;DR Summary: Thread for controlling 110v power with a button/timer

Hello! I am trying to create a special kind of switch for a project I am working on and I am pretty stumped. Basically, I need to power a 110v fan and light for around 10 seconds with the push of a button, and then have them all turn off and be ready for another button push. My brain immediately went to relays and microcontrollers like Arduino, but I've never worked with wall power with those before. I was wondering if anyone had experience with something like this or if there were a few products that I could use together to consistently get this thing to work.
Thank you for your time!
Welcome to PF. :smile:

Can you say more about your project? 10 seconds seems like a really short time to run a fan. Can you just use one of the standard off-the-shelf AC Mains switch units (controlled with WiFi or BlueTooth or powerline comm or whatever) to do this?
 
Try looking up a Time Delay Relay. Many are adjustable.
 
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berkeman said:
Welcome to PF. :smile:

Can you say more about your project? 10 seconds seems like a really short time to run a fan. Can you just use one of the standard off-the-shelf AC Mains switch units (controlled with WiFi or BlueTooth or powerline comm or whatever) to do this?
The fan would be to blow a fast stream like a hand dryer. I was thinking something like an air mattress blower
 
Tom.G said:
Try looking up a Time Delay Relay. Many are adjustable.
after some research, this seems like the easiest solution. These things seem great!
 
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