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I have a moisture-sensing dryer from the 80's that lets me select between multiple dryness levels, and it is extremely repeatable, as opposed to my parent's mod
by dlcarrier 10mo ago
I have a moisture-sensing dryer from the 80's that lets me select between multiple dryness levels, and it is extremely repeatable, as opposed to my parent's modern moisture-sensing dryer that that adds a fixed amount of drying time after the sensor trips, in hopes that the clothes will be dry enough. Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't.
- cyberax 10mo agoHa. I modified my Whirlpool dryer with an Arduino-based automation because its own internal sensor is not precise. I used this nice sensor: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4099 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4099
- dlcarrier 10mo agoMine has metal contacts in the back of the drum, which I presume measures resistance, similar to how this soil moisture sensor works: https://www.adafruit.com/product/6362 https://www.adafruit.com/product/6362 I'll never understand how modern designs work worse, despite access to better sensors.