Was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a 12V electric timer. Thanks?

The 240V 'segment' type timers are perfect for what I need, however I'm running a 12V lamp and have tried hooking one of them up only to find there's not enough juice in the 12V to run it. Have been looking around and for some reason can only find ones that cost £36 and up, whereas the 240V segment types only cost around a fiver! Anyone got any suggestions for a cheaper solution? Would also be keen to hear of any way I could make one up using a few components. Thanks alot

Answers:
You don't say what sort of times you are looking for,If it is only an hour or two you could build one from the parts in "Hobbies Annual". If you are looking for days and weeks then get a timer from Ikea (two for a fiver) pull it apart and get yourself a 12 volt clock or instrument motor, Hobbies Annual again or perhaps your local Maplins, and a bit of finagling will do it.
It is very easy maybe you need 12v. DC current, so buy a converter to change 240 volts to 12 VDC current and you can use your 240 VAC timer.

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