Question about toasters

[jfall]

Why do toasters have an arrow saying `one slice` pointing to the slot in the toaster you should use for one slice of bread? Why is there any difference between using that slot and any other slot on the toaster??

 

[Omegachi]

i don't have a toaster.

but i don't thinnk it matters which slot you put into.

 

[Sciolist]

I always thought it was an sensor thingy, that the toaster sensed whether there was something to toast/eject and that the sensor was only active in that slot.

 

[jfall]

I don't know if thats it.. it appears that the other side still remains on.... on my toaster anyways

 

[amdskip]

put it in the wrong side sometime

 

[FoBoT]

i think its because they are afraid the toaster operator might freeze if specific directions aren't included on single slice operation

then the toaster maker would get sued for the idiot being late to work because they couldn't decide which slot to use

 

[Sciolist]

I can't believe I did this --- but I checked this out. It turns out that the sensor in the side for the one piece only is tied to the level of toasting you want; it checks for how brown the bread is. Now, this opens a whole question of whether white and wheat bread toast to different levels of brown, but that, my friends, is a question best left to the toasting professionals.

Here's a site that explains the toaster in engineering terms. Link

 

[FoBoT]

wow, i love the internet, all these cool forums and toaster info as well

i have trouble believing the $8 toaster from Wal-Mart has any type of sensor in it though

 

[pulse8]

<< i have trouble believing the $8 toaster from Wal-Mart has any type of sensor in it though >>

I'm sure it's just some kind of temp sensor. Nothing too complex.