Electric Hob

[acat]

Hi All

Been asked by a customer who is almost blind to adapt a cooker hob. It already has a small red light to show it is on but this is now to small for him to see. Best compromise I can think of is a separate light on the wall run from the existing light.

Has anyone come across this before and/or have a better suggestion.

Thanks

Chris

 

[sparks72]

Hi All

Been asked by a customer who is almost blind to adapt a cooker hob. It already has a small red light to show it is on but this is now to small for him to see. Best compromise I can think of is a separate light on the wall run from the existing light.

Has anyone come across this before and/or have a better suggestion.

Thanks

Chris

Why not give the RNIB a call & ask if they have come across any products.
RNIB - supporting blind and partially sighted people

 

[acat]

Thanks for the above Sparks72 just come of the phone to them. They advise a plastic template below hob controls similar to braille. Or if ordering a new hob it can be customised at source. Just for info incase anyone else comes up against this one.



Chris

 

[Eggster71]

If you can access the internals of the hob you could install a brighter telltale in parallel with the neon, Maplins will stock all sorts of LEDs, or possibly buy an led clip...http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=2071 and install a superbright LED through a standard blankplate with a suitable resistor enclosed behind?

 

[sparks72]

Thanks for the above Sparks72 just come of the phone to them. They advise a plastic template below hob controls similar to braille. Or if ordering a new hob it can be customised at source. Just for info incase anyone else comes up against this one.



Chris

Your welcome Chris

 

[pmac10]

use your signal for the lamp to operate a small agitator/vibrator motor, this would be simple to do and no doubt invaluable to your customer