# Variable timers

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-timers/2497>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 August 2018 21:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-timers/2497 "2018-08-22T21:49:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidcgu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@davidcgu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidcgu)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2018 21:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/variable-timers/2497/3 "2018-08-22T21:59:31Z")

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Here we go.... has nothing to do with timers but the principle could be the same....

> [@Input order in the Chart node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/input-order-in-the-chart-node/1213/12):
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> Hello Charles You told me you wanted to ensure as soon as the system is started or deployed. In order to do that if you see at start I set all flow variables to off to initiate the sequence on this part: [image] If you wanted this to happen also when you push on delete the data you just need to wire this also from wherever you use to clean the chart to set to "off" again the variables. like this on the example flow I gave you: [image] This will restart the sequence on the same way that ha…

copy the flow and check it how it works to understand better.

Regards

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