I am currently working on a toaster that you can power through the USB port on your computer. It will then be able to carry on conversations with your programmable coffee maker.
Until we get light saber batteries for cell phones, it takes 80 watts of power to brown toast and a cell phone battery can hold 6 watts. USB3.0 can drive a 7.5 w load in battery charge mode, 4.5 w. if it has to control or pass data.A weed whacker engine will not haul a truck full of freight.
It’s not actually the toaster doing that. You can cut the cord and throw the cord in the water and the toaster will be sitting happily on the table, watching your butt being hauled off to jail. Toasters don’t like being treated as patsies.
I agree with Three Steps. Tossing a radio or a toaster into a tub of water gets the same result; popping a GFI circuit breaker along the way. Putting AC into water, which is a poor conductor of voltage/current is different. If this device is tossed in at your feet while plugged in and the drain, connected via copper pipes which makes excellent conductivity to ground is under your bare butt, you’ll get the jolt (and last) of your life.. What with modern PVC plumbing and the insulation of it, you’ll get a very large tingle somewhat akin to touching a mike while holding a Fender guitar via a Fender Amp with the ground switch in the wrong position. Which SHOULD get you up and outta the tub, ready to murder the jerk that tossed the toaster. College jackass humor ensues.
I can attest that old telephone ringing current (especially circuits with long line equipment ) will literally ring your chimes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You’ve been there, TOO, eh?48vdc dial tone will make you jump, but when it turns to 96vac ringing, attitude changes !!Fun days, them ol’ Strowger switching systems !!
Ida No over 10 years ago
I am currently working on a toaster that you can power through the USB port on your computer. It will then be able to carry on conversations with your programmable coffee maker.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 10 years ago
I remember when toasters could fly.
PoodleGroomer over 10 years ago
Until we get light saber batteries for cell phones, it takes 80 watts of power to brown toast and a cell phone battery can hold 6 watts. USB3.0 can drive a 7.5 w load in battery charge mode, 4.5 w. if it has to control or pass data.A weed whacker engine will not haul a truck full of freight.
Ida No over 10 years ago
It’s not actually the toaster doing that. You can cut the cord and throw the cord in the water and the toaster will be sitting happily on the table, watching your butt being hauled off to jail. Toasters don’t like being treated as patsies.
rich creator over 10 years ago
Hahaha!
unca jim over 10 years ago
I agree with Three Steps. Tossing a radio or a toaster into a tub of water gets the same result; popping a GFI circuit breaker along the way. Putting AC into water, which is a poor conductor of voltage/current is different. If this device is tossed in at your feet while plugged in and the drain, connected via copper pipes which makes excellent conductivity to ground is under your bare butt, you’ll get the jolt (and last) of your life.. What with modern PVC plumbing and the insulation of it, you’ll get a very large tingle somewhat akin to touching a mike while holding a Fender guitar via a Fender Amp with the ground switch in the wrong position. Which SHOULD get you up and outta the tub, ready to murder the jerk that tossed the toaster. College jackass humor ensues.
unca jim over 10 years ago
I can attest that old telephone ringing current (especially circuits with long line equipment ) will literally ring your chimes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You’ve been there, TOO, eh?48vdc dial tone will make you jump, but when it turns to 96vac ringing, attitude changes !!Fun days, them ol’ Strowger switching systems !!