SWMBO is talking about wanting a replacement toaster ... briefly perusing Amazon for reviews, it occurred to me that one feature that some might find useful on a 2 lever 4 slice machine, is the ability to tell it that you want both sides to finish at the same time, irrespective of what level of toasting is required. I like lightly done toast, SWMBO likes well done toast.
I wonder how it could be done ... some sort of timer chip ?
Put one slice in, toast for a short time, stop toaster if necessary, insert second slice, toast to completion.
Despite being able to put a man on the moon and pit a computer against a chess grandmaster, noone has ever produced a commercially viable toaster that can reliably produce toast of a user chosen brownness irrespective of bread type, room temperature, recent toaster activity etc.
So essentially - your doomed...
When you say two lever, you are presumably referring to those weird toasters with two toasters inside. I have a four slot single lever which of course all come up together and all are done the same. What you suggest sounds like you really need a kind of dimmer swich controlling the independent toasters so that the timing is the same but the elements can be dimmed on one or both.
Brian
Its very possible, but most people find a wife is cheaper.
You've never been divorced, have you?
I'd sooner pay out for 1,000 toasters!!
Just speculating here: start and end both slots at the same times (as usual on a 1-lever 2-slot toaster), but add a control that reduces the power to the heating elements on one slot (maybe something like a dimmer switch).
so as to produce dry bread instead of toast?
The answer is simple. about 3,000 infra red LED pixels and a feedback system based on reflected visible light to give any sort of overall toast intensity you want. Heck you could even print the Shroud of Turin on your toast, on moveable feast days.
What about a toaster which comes with a wireless smoke detector which makes it pop-up?
Hum, how much radiated heat can you get from an IR LED? LED technology has come on greatly in recent times.
Lets think, two slice toaster, four sides, 1KW total, 250W per side, 20 x
20 LED matrix, 400 LEDs, just over 0.5W each, that might be ball park possible! Always assuming suitable high power long wave IR LEDs are out there.Pity the idea is now public, no chance of a patent...
maybe
The printing toaster prototype is 11 years old.
You cannot get the wireless smoke these days.
We should've listened to Tesla.
well I thiught ofa better one.
Use a CO2 laser and scanning technology. to alseer print scorching onto toast!
Not cheaper, but it's rather painful sticking your c*ck in the toaster.
Owain
yeah, but you wont catch herpes,
>My cheap toaster (Kenwood label) allows you to lift the toast without interfering with the timer. Handy for removing one slice early.
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My non-cheap toaster (Dualit) does too!
Why not two two slice toasters? Probably cheaper than a 4 slice one anyway.
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