Thanks Lee, I'm trying to find some prior art on this very obvious idea due to a recent patent on it.
Would you happen to remember which brand used this feature? On Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 7:25 PM Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Peter Gabrielsson via EV wrote: > > Can any of you oldtimers think of any product that had temperature > sensing > > in the AC plug? Preferably from before 2011. > > I suspect it's an old and "obvious" idea that's been used at various > times by various manufacturers. > > Home microwave ovens were first offered in the late 1960's. They drew > enough power for long enough to overheat kitchen outlets. At least one > brand had a thermostatic cutout in the plug to prevent damage. > > My mother had an ancient turkey roaster; old enough that the cord was > woven fabric instead of rubber or plastic. It had a thermal cutout in > the plug. > -- > Imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions. > (Albert Einstein) > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20180925/fb076596/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
