Exactly. Arduino is more than capable. The programming is trivial and the components are super cheap; we're not talking rad-hard parts here. I'm thinking for my

Exactly. Arduino is more than capable. The programming is trivial and the components are super cheap; we're not talking rad-hard parts here. I'm thinking for my next washer I'll take the board out and re-solder all the joints, put a decent power conditioner on it, and add a fan and decent capacitors. Should last forever. Or better yet, open source washing machines.