Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
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Why it's on BrighterTube
Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via HackerTube (Karpathy's dataset of videos Hacker News recommends · 90% confidenceAlec Watson opens up the control and explains its duty-cycle mechanism with diagrams; a clear look at an everyday device most people never think about.
What you'll learn
How the infinite-switch "simmerstat" on electric stovetops cycles a burner using a bimetallic strip and a cam.
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