SMASH the timer!!

[hogwild]

Ive used cheap timers with no problem on high wattage lamps for over a year... I run expensive bulbs though, maybe your onto something rosy....

 

[2buds]

Contactors all the way. Rated for 30/40 amps. Any timer will throw a contactor just make sure you get the right voltage coil for your application.

 

[Guest]

Hello.....A lil help for us yanks..........Nothing available here like ya`ll have.......We need 120 volt units.......DHF...