>>For a product with 2 AC motors powered by a single switch, any
>>suggestions for a cheap & reliable way to delay the start of one of
>>the motors by 1/2 to 1 second?
>>Because it's AC, an RC delay won't work.  Also looking for a switch
>>that has an intermediate position that starts the first motor, but the
>>switch won't stay there - either returns to off or to the full on
>>position.  Haven't found one yet.  It would be cleaner to just have a
>>normal on/off switch and do the delay "internally".
>>Thanks for any help.

You *could* use a PIC to do this with a regular 3-position switch.
Even with a transformer-based supply it wouldn't be that expensive,
in quantity, to use an 8-pin PIC and a DC relay (or two).

Best regards,

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