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"David Farber" wrote:

This is an old waffle iron. Maybe over 20 years old. It heats up, but there
is some indicator light which I think means the waffle is done. I am not a
waffle type person so I have not personally had any experience using it. I
have been told that the light sometimes will stay on when it is supposed to
be off, and other times, won't come on at all. There is a control knob
underneath the handle. Here is a pic of it.
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...f/Waffler.html

I can't find any make or model info on it. There are some logo-like wavy
lines that look like a scripted, lower case "L" on the top of it. There is
some writing toward the front of it but some of the letters are faded away
and I can't figure out what that is either. Is the light just a switched
temperature sensor?

On my waffle iron, a pretty old model, the "light" is just a little
window thingy through which you can see the heating element's glow.
Hence, it's on when the heating element is on and vice-versa. The
control knob adjusts the setpoint for a thermostatic control. I suppose
more modern ones may be a bit fancier and have an actual neon bulb or
other separate indicator for the light, wired with the heating element;
it would certainly be a bit brighter and easier to see.

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