2 - Toasters - How do they work? Step #1 History

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Edit by Dimitri Cooper — Feb 2, 2022

+	[title] General working principle
	[* black] When lever *1* moves down, it lowers the basket containing the bread as well as a cam labelled *2. When this cam arrives at the end of the rail, it gets in position in between the two copper plates of the bipolar switch labelled 3*.
	[* black] These two copper plates are used to power on the toaster.
	[* black] If the toaster is plugged in, the lever is held down by an electro-magnet *4. Time setting of the magnet is chosen using the button placed on top of the toaster actuating the electronic timer 5*
-	[* black] To toast bread, the device has a network of heating elements *6* placed on both sides of the basket on insulating plates *7*. The elements are powered when the lever is held down.
+	[* black] To toast bread, the device has a network of [link\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_element\|heating elements] *6* placed on both sides of the basket on insulating plates *7*. The elements are powered when the lever is held down.

+	[title] General working principle
	[* black] When lever *1* moves down, it lowers the basket containing the bread as well as a cam labelled *2. When this cam arrives at the end of the rail, it gets in position in between the two copper plates of the bipolar switch labelled 3*.
	[* black] These two copper plates are used to power on the toaster.
	[* black] If the toaster is plugged in, the lever is held down by an electro-magnet *4. Time setting of the magnet is chosen using the button placed on top of the toaster actuating the electronic timer 5*
-	[* black] To toast bread, the device has a network of heating elements *6* placed on both sides of the basket on insulating plates *7*. The elements are powered when the lever is held down.
+	[* black] To toast bread, the device has a network of [link\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_element\|heating elements] *6* placed on both sides of the basket on insulating plates *7*. The elements are powered when the lever is held down.