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I want my blender to be smart enough to soft start the motor and to notice that it's stuck on an ice cube and not blow it's internal fuse. Fuse blowing = Insuff
by jws 10y ago
I want my blender to be smart enough to soft start the motor and to notice that it's stuck on an ice cube and not blow it's internal fuse. Fuse blowing = Insufficiently Smart Blender. You can avoid this by oversizing electrical components, but being smart is probably cheaper.
Smart doesn't have to mean complicated UI.
Smart appliances could also learn which ones are on the same circuit by watching voltage fluctuation and coordinate current usage. You see this in a primitive form at some older motels where the coffee maker is plugged into the refrigerator. It knows to not run the compressor while heating water.
- the_watcher 10y agoThis isn't what "smart" refers to these days though. You're just describing a higher quality product. Smart, today, equals connected and part of the Internet of Things.
- pessimizer 10y agoAgreed. If a blender that shuts off when jammed is "smart" then anything with a circuit breaker is "smart," too.