Sangamo has been manufacturing its Round Pattern Time Switches for over 65 years, and in that time has sold more than 11 million units.
The Round Pattern Time Switch is trusted by installers for a wide variety of applications, not just because of its reliability but its ease of use. The simple dial and levers make setting the switch up for daily fixed timings a breeze with no complicated menu options to navigate through. All Round Pattern Time Switches are also 20 Amp rated, providing a more robust switch than most other products on the market.
The switches are split into four categories:
- Basic ‘black dial’ 24-hour time clock for simple on and off switching of up to 20A
- Standard 24-hour ‘red dial’ switch with added 100 hour battery reserve
- Solar Range – specially designed for lighting applications
- Digital Range – the newest addition combines the high capacity and reliability of the electro-mechanical models but provides full 7 day programming.
Sangamo regularly hears from people with Round Pattern Time Switches still going strong after 40 and 50 years. When they eventually need a new switch, they reasonably assume, because of its age, that it might not be possible to get a direct like for like replacement. However, because the original design has never needed to be updated, an RPTS you buy today is completely interchangeable with one bought decades ago.
The Sangamo range of specialist time switches and heating controls is distributed through Scolmore Group company, ESP.
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