I'm helping out with the laundry whose pace is determined solely by the
relatively slow drying dryer.

The problem is that the dryer isn't sophisticated enough to have a end of
cycle buzzer to keep the flow moving.

The title of this tread popped into my head as I was transferring clothes.

The task seems quite simple: detect the huge amount of current the electric
dryer sucks down during the cycle, and buzz a buzzer when it's done.

It's 220V 60Hz 50A 2 phase standard setup for the US.

Both inline and induction type systems are feasible though I'm a touch leery
at splitting the dryer line. But it would be easy to "circle the wagons"
inside of an electrical box.

Any ideas?

BAJ

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