My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on. Submitted by Iain_MS t3_z84a06 on November 29, 2022 at 7:58 PM in mildlyinteresting 91 comments 197
Imbalancedone t1_iy9vdsp wrote on November 29, 2022 at 8:50 PM Its a bulb with mercury attached to a bimetal strip. The strip bends with temperature change and moves the bulb to make the switch action. Permalink 18
My thermostat uses the expansion/contraction of a drop mercury to conduct electricity and trigger when to turn off and on.
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