Comment on How I hacked my washing machine

• onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You just have to use an outlet rated for the max load.

  As far as the esp chip goes, I was meaning more along the lines of using a sensor of some sort.

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  • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You have to use an outlet capable of handling the max instantaneous load. That way you don’t end up welding the relay in the on position.

    As an example, my window air conditioner takes 600 watts to run, which is perfectly fine. But during startup, it takes 1800 watts. The plug i have can handle that quick spike, but its really not designed for it.

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    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Right, the max instantaneous load is the max load I was speaking of.

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      • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Oh yeah, as long as it can handle that, then you’re fine.

        I feel like a lot of people wouldn’t necessarily know the difference and might end up starting a fire or something without meaning to.

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