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My microwave has two knobs. One for power, one for time. It turns on automatically when you turn the timer and turns off automatically (sounding a mechanical be
by david-given 10y ago
My microwave has two knobs. One for power, one for time. It turns on automatically when you turn the timer and turns off automatically (sounding a mechanical bell) when the timer hits zero.
I believe the timer is clockwork.
- marssaxman 10y agoI used one of those microwaves once. Best interface ever, and so much simpler than the high-tech beepy button matrix! Do microwave manufacturers just not realize that they're making their products worse by complicating them? I don't get it.
- eru 10y agoKnobs are more expensive than buttons?
- david-given 10y agoActually, yes. Anything with a moving part is painfully expensive, which is why cheap monitors try to reduce the number of buttons or use capacitative touch-sensitive controls. Touch-sensitive membrane buttons like the ones the use on the front of microwaves are much cheaper than mechanical timers.
- evincarofautumn 10y agoMy family had a microwave like that for ages, and I loved it. I think it was over 20 years old by the time they got a new one, because it was so rugged and easy to use.
- eru 10y agoAnd if you want something fancier, add just one more knob for grill-power.
- majewsky 10y agoI have one like these, and it's amazing. They should have stopped designing new shit after these. :)