Product Overview
Agastat 7012EIB On-Delay Timing Relay: Six to Sixty Minutes, Counted by Air
Condition
Unused, new-old-stock; clean and in excellent condition. No original packaging. In the photographs the molded black case is glossy and carries the CONTACT RATINGS label on one side, with faint handling smudges and a light scuff visible where the light catches it, and the brushed aluminum band across the top carries fine surface marks under the light. The front screw terminals sit open with their clamp plates in place; the two black leads landed under them run back to the coil and are part of how the unit is built, not evidence of field wiring. The nameplate is fully legible and reads MODEL 7012EIB, COIL 24V60Hz, TIME 6-60 Min., SERIAL 80401319. A round ink stamp reading GTP-6 TESTED 30 and a handwritten 18048 appear on the zinc mounting bracket, described here as present on the part and unattributed. Stock is one, and every photo is of that one unit.
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Product Overview
The Agastat 7012EIB is an electropneumatic time delay relay from the Agastat 7000 Series, built for on-delay timing in industrial control panels, and its own plates carry most of what a buyer needs to know. The nameplate gives a 24V 60Hz coil, an adjustable range of 6 to 60 minutes, and serial 80401319; the contact deck is marked T.D. ON PICK UP with numbered terminals plus L1 and L2 for the coil, meaning the interval starts when the coil is energized rather than when it drops out. Timing is set with the knurled knob and the MINUTES scale on top, which reads from 6 around to 60 against a pair of index triangles. The ratings label on the side of the case states 120/240VAC at 1/4 HP, 120/240VAC at 10A resistive, 600VAC at 5A, and 30VDC at 15A, and the deck shows two transfer contact sets, consistent with the DPDT configuration in the model designation. The aluminum band on top carries the Agastat mark along with a patent notice listing 2,981,533, 3,185,786, 3,365,556 and 3,684,985 for the Control Products Division of Amerace Corporation, Union, N.J. 07083, which places this unit in the Amerace era of the line, while the rear opening shows the translucent pneumatic timing head with the coil leads landed under screws on either side. A zinc-plated mounting bracket is fitted to the body. Timing tolerance, repeatability, reset time and any auxiliary switch options are not confirmed here - verify against the datasheet before use.
Key Features
- Model 7012EIB, serial 80401319, both read from the unit's own nameplate
- Coil marked 24V 60Hz
- Adjustable delay range of 6 to 60 minutes on the top-mounted MINUTES dial
- Contact deck marked T.D. ON PICK UP, so the delay runs on energization
- Two transfer contact sets on the deck, with L1 and L2 reserved for the coil
- Ratings label: 120/240VAC 1/4 HP, 120/240VAC 10A resistive, 600VAC 5A, 30VDC 15A
- Screw terminals with clamp plates across the front deck
- Electropneumatic timing head visible through the rear opening
- Zinc-plated mounting bracket fitted to the body
- Agastat mark and Amerace Control Products Division patent notice on the aluminum band
Applications
- A plant electrician keeping a legacy motor control center on its original on-delay sequence instead of redesigning the panel around a digital timer
- A maintenance tech who needs a purge, drain or soak interval measured in tens of minutes before a pump or blower is allowed to start
- A panel builder matching an existing Agastat footprint and a 24V AC control circuit on a rebuild, where the drawing calls out the 7000 Series by number
- A restorer of mid-century industrial control gear who wants an Agastat with its Amerace patent plate and serial still readable
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the delay start when the coil energizes or when it drops out?
The contact deck is marked T.D. ON PICK UP, which is Agastat's way of saying the timing runs on energization. The contacts transfer after the interval set on the dial. That is what the markings state; repeatability and reset behavior are not confirmed here - verify against the datasheet before use.
What do the contact ratings on this unit allow?
The label on the side of the case reads 120/240VAC at 1/4 HP, 120/240VAC at 10A resistive, 600VAC at 5A, and 30VDC at 15A. Those are the values printed on this unit's own plate, not an estimate. The deck carries two transfer contact sets, with L1 and L2 reserved for the 24V 60Hz coil.
What are the stamps and handwriting on the bracket?
The zinc bracket carries a round ink stamp reading GTP-6 TESTED 30 and a handwritten 18048. We describe both as present on the part and leave them unattributed, since we cannot say who applied them or what they certify. The serial on the nameplate is 80401319.
What comes with it?
One Agastat 7012EIB timing relay, the unit photographed here, with its zinc-plated mounting bracket fitted to the body. No panel wiring, no enclosure, no documentation.
Why buy this one relay instead of gambling on a surplus lot of timers?
Because this is one specific unit, photographed from every side, with its nameplate, serial number, patent plate and ratings label all readable before you spend a dollar. A crate of pulled timers gets you unknown coils, unknown ranges and unknown histories; here you already know it is a 6 to 60 minute, 24V 60Hz, on-delay 7012EIB, and there is exactly one of it on the shelf. This item clears our free shipping line on its own, and it leaves the Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
Long before a delay meant a line of ladder logic, Agastat counted the minutes by letting air bleed through an orifice, and the translucent head behind this case is where that still happens. Set the dial, land the coil on L1 and L2, and give this one the hour it has been waiting to count.
