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In the past, Temperature Switch is most often mechanical designs. They used an internal bi-metallic strip – a piece of metal that bent as it got hot. When the piece of metal bent sufficiently, electrical contact was made and the Temperature Switch was therefore turned on. Temperature Switch have been used for decades – there’s nothing much wrong with them.

A Time Delay Switch or TDS is a switch which is linked to a timer, allowing the user to delay on/off cycles of the switch. There are a number of different styles of delay switch available for a variety of applications, and many are very easy to configure so that users can get the switch to do exactly what they need it to. Hardware stores, home supply stores, and electronics stores typically sell time delay switches along with useful accessories.