Everything with a battery should have an off switch

Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by go_prodev on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:38AM (#31313334)

That must be frustrating, but was quite funny to read.

I would happily invest in kitchen appliances that have a silent mode for apartments and shared living spaces.

My microwave beeps at the end, and then beeps again 10 minutes later once the food has been removed. My old toaster beeped 5 times when the toast popped, which is unnecessary when the popping action is loud on it's own.

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by botdan on Monday May 09, 2022 @12:17PM (#31316035)

Have you looked to see if your microwave has a volume control menu? After years of listening to my microwave blare across the house I saw a tweet that informed me that most microwaves have a menu setting somewhere to control the volume and sure enough, my Frigidaire microwave actually does. I had just never thought to look.

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by bombcar on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:52AM (#31313436)

You might be able to remove the “buzzer” or speaker in the device.

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by Foffle on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:19AM (#31313659)

If it's a regular piezo buzzer, just stick a small rare earth magnet to it. Instant silence, and doesn't damage anything!

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by bombcar on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:46AM (#31313928)

This is brilliant - I bet there's not too many sizes of piezo buzzer so someone could make little kits to sell on amazon et al ...

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