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> (no timers). The automatic timer part is almost certainly the cheapest part of any washing machine.
by ErroneousBosh 11mo ago
> (no timers).
The automatic timer part is almost certainly the cheapest part of any washing machine.
- blacksmith_tb 11mo agoLikely just to keep the device simpler - on/off switches should last for lots of duty cycles, timers introduce another point of failure.
- ErroneousBosh 11mo agoOf the stuff I've repaired recently it's been mechanical switches that have caused problems, where a microcontroller and bloody great MOSFET would have kept on forever.
- 20after4 11mo agoLike the cursed lid lock safety switch?
- ErroneousBosh 11mo agoHey, you've got to have a wear part somewhere otherwise how do you get people to buy a new one every five years?