Re: Re: Automatic reminder

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Think outside the box, use a IP camera focused on the washing machine
(GRIN)

Seriously:.

Does the washing machine have an LED that switches off when the cycle
finishes (mine does), just wire that up to a sensor that triggers something
to say it has finished.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 5:32 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Automatic reminder


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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Martin Howell <martin.howell@g...> wrote:
> > Maplin also do a 'power detector' module, which senses that the
> > appliance is working and operates an internal switch -
presumably, once
> > the dryer stops, the sensor knows and undoes the switch.  The
device is
> > a Master/Slave module, cost about a tenner - see
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www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37768&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=1
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> > I'm about to use a couple in my underneaththewashingmachine water
> detector
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> Good find! In the same section they also have timer modules, which
> look like they would be suitable for implementation of Q's original
> solution.
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