Re:Caterpillar offers phone with built-in FLIR camera
by m463 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:24PM
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I have used a control freak (mentioned above).
All the induction cooktops I've used (both builtin and plug-in) have been REALLY useless at temperature control. Even the heat settings leave a lot to be desired, they are very coarse.
The control freak is orders of magnitude better at temperature control. I suspect it is not only the design and quality of the sensors, but the algorithms used to maintain the temperature (probably good PID).
There are two sensors:
a small glass covered sensor built into the center of the heating element that is spring-loaded and gets the heat off the bottom of the pan.
a second plug-in sensor with a cable, that can be attached to the side of a pot using an insulator gadget and suspended in the middle of whatever you're cooking.
Another pretty critical part is the "programs" you can write.
For example, you could make a "hamburger" program to bring the pan up to temperature, then beep to add the burger, then flip it later, then remove it and do another.
All the induction cooktops I've used (both builtin and plug-in) have been REALLY useless at temperature control. Even the heat settings leave a lot to be desired, they are very coarse.
The control freak is orders of magnitude better at temperature control. I suspect it is not only the design and quality of the sensors, but the algorithms used to maintain the temperature (probably good PID).
There are two sensors:
a small glass covered sensor built into the center of the heating element that is spring-loaded and gets the heat off the bottom of the pan.
a second plug-in sensor with a cable, that can be attached to the side of a pot using an insulator gadget and suspended in the middle of whatever you're cooking.
Another pretty critical part is the "programs" you can write.
For example, you could make a "hamburger" program to bring the pan up to temperature, then beep to add the burger, then flip it later, then remove it and do another.