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Time switch facts for kids

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GEC Wilson time switch (Rankin Kennedy, Electrical Installations, Vol II, 1909)
Older timeswitch

A time switch is an electric switch that switches after the time period that the user has set. It can be mechanical or electrical.

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  • UK time switch

    A 24-hour cyclical electromechanical UK time switch showing current time 06:15 and set to be on from 07:00 to 07:45 and 20:00 to 22:00.

  • Digital In-Wall Timers

    Digital in-wall timer switch with battery for uninterrupted time keeping

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