摘要 |
A variable charge rate timer including a capacitance, a power source, first and second resistances connected in parallel between the power source and the capacitance, and controls which make and break the circuit path through at least one of the resistances for selecting and controlling the charging rate of the capacitance. In a laundry apparatus, the capacitance charges through one resistance at a relatively slow rate while a laundry article traverses a sensing means, and then the capacitance charges at a faster rate until output means is actuated to fold or otherwise handle the article when a portion of the article reaches a predetermined position.
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