Okay, well maybe someone can help me with this.

The circuit was designed, as far as I can tell, with a temporary contact switch (S1) to trigger the timer.

I don't want a switch to trigger the timer, I want the timer to start as soon as power is applied to the system. So I figured just wire it with S1 as just a straight connection instead of a switch.

Well, that doesn't work. With very low values at R1 (anything close to zero resistance), the relay goes ON OFF ON in the space of about a second. With any higher values at R1, the relay just goes ON and stays there.

Can anyone examine the schematic here and tell me how to re-do it so that I don't need that temporary switch at S1?

I want it to behave as follows:

- Power is applied to the system.
- There is a 5-10 second pause.
- The relay clicks over and stays "clicked" from then on as long as power continues to be applied to the system.

HELP!