Re:In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better
by maxerickson on Sunday February 25, 2018 @08:51AM
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Most toasters have a thermostat or photocell instead of a timer, so even the simple design is an example of complicators gloves.
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Re:In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better
by dTal on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:59AM
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A simple timer is under complicated - if you cook two slices in immediate successionm, the second slice will be burned as the coils will still be hot. As I understand it, a good quality toaster will have at minimum both a thermal switch (like a bimetallic switch) and a timer, which only starts when the toaster is hot.
I don't see how a simple thermostat with no timer can do the job by itself.