Recent content by Chetlaham

Done: The thermostat would have a probe and sense directly into the cavity instead of sensing the wall or the temperature of the control compartment. There would be a 550*F high limit cutout resting against the cavity wall and a thermal fuse. Ready light in parellel with the thermostat...

THIS is how I imagine a good BOL oven:

Me too. And were simple to use. Personally I'd like a single knob breville type oven. Open, place toast in, close door, set knob pointer to the desired time.

I don't dispute the grounding or insinuate that it is inadequate in the basic sense, however an ungrounded secondary when done correctly has its perks. At least that is how I feel and what works for me. The rest I do like. I am kind of envious to be honest. Very clean and professional looking.

Nice! Is the supply isolated as well? Do you have pics of the inside or a wiring diagram? If not, that fine. Just super curious about technical details. Ungrounded secondaries with an electro static grounded shielding between the primary and secondary are a great way to achieve safety when...

Take this video I came across. These mini toasters used to be $10 originally on Amazon and Ebay, yet have now jumped to $30 despite being identical in quality and make. I am almost certain the UL sticker on the bottom is stretched out with a few golden samples...

I don't know about you, but when working with old equipment I ballast it via a 300 watt light bulb. Or a space heater when dealing with larger stuff. So if I do short anything out it doesn't create a huge blast, ruin solder tracks, and take out the circuit. As is a lot of older equipment is more...

Here is the tech sheet and parts diagram for your machine. This might have the plastic timer and of course worse build quality, however performance wise it is one of the best washers ever made.

I remember once I had a Farberware toaster oven that was literally a single dial with numbers all the way up to 10 minutes IIRC. Temp control was an internal thermostat and a back-up thermal fuse. I loved it, you just put the toast in and turned the dial to the desired time. I haven't found...

That cost doesn't take everything else needed to make solar and wind work. Including so much battery storage that it would cost at least billions more than nuclear. A week with no wind and no sun in a large part of the US is very probable. So you need storage. Or, you could add two or three...

Because that one solution (nuclear) provides the best solution for the human race going forward. There is no point in having sources or solutions that offer more pros than cons in the long run. Or that which address the symptom and not the cause. When you treat the symptom, you only create more...

I get the point, and no amount of solar, wind or hydro will help. Only thing that will work is nuclear energy.

It would sound different due to the rate of magnetostriction in the iron core. 60Hz supplied equipment emits a 120Hz base tone, while 50Hz supplied equipment emits a 100Hz tone. I like the 100Hz tone, I've always wanted to hear it on various vintage top loaders.

Correct, but the washers I imagine would be speed compensated. Meaning the pulleys and gears would make up for the slower motor output speed.

Between you and me I like the 50Hz mains sound better. 60Hz sounds ominous, 50Hz sounds majestic, assertive, and it makes itself known. Perhaps it is bias from not hearing daily, perhaps I'd prefer 50Hz over 60Hz if it were widespread in the US.