Timer for multilpe timings...

[Henry Yorke]

Hi, everyone.

I've been doing some semi-stand processing in BTZS tubes - with times ranging from 11 minutes to over 50 minutes based on the neg.

I'd love to find a digital timer that I could mount on the wall that has six clocks/timers on it (I have six BTZS tubes and so develop six negatives in a session).

Does anything like this exist? I've poked around but haven't been able to find anything that would be suitable.

Thanks.

[Oren Grad]

Perhaps you can make the GraLab 900 do what you need - it has 8 memory locations that can be used to store times for manual recall and can also use the memories to run automatic sequences. Instruction manual is here:

http://www.gralab.com/pdfs/900.pdf

[Jerry Bodine]

I've never seen anything like that, but you could build such a setup using these (http://www.ebay.com/itm/SG-Slim-Magnetic-LCD-Digital-Kitchen-Timer-Count-Up-Down-Egg-Cooking-Alarm-US-/321646685662?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae3a2edde). Mount them on a board that has a thin steel sheet attached to it, provided the sheet is not stainless steel (which may not have enough iron in it for a firm hold). Just a thought.

[Jac@stafford.net]

I second Jerry Bodine's tip. It is what I do, multiple inexpensive digital timers. Each has a magnetic back. The battery lasts forever, too.

[ic-racer]

The traditional 'clock face' Gralab timers are so easy to use compared to some 'programmable' timer. There was a time when it would have been pretty easy to get 8 working units for not much money.

[welly]

You can get one of these:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/90328-REG/Paterson_PTP800_Triple_Darkroom_Timer.html

Although I've seen the same thing, unbadged, on ebay for half the price.

[Henry Yorke]

Thanks for the good ideas, everyone - much appreciated.