its a bummer how gimped claude models have become for research like this

This one yeets in a CA insecurely but eMudhra has been a gift for any that bake the CA--especially the abandonware unlikely to ever get patched.

All that to control one of 3 fan speeds. An extra slap in the face when it seems the motor used (at least in a similar model) appears to be continuously variable.

https://github.com/device-teardowns/coway-ap1512hh

If a company "banned" me from my ability to use the product I bought, that product would move swiftly to a skip-fire.

Air purifiers need an Internet connection in case someone invents a new kind of air.[1]

[1] https://xkcd.com/3109/

On topic, can you recommend a good air purifier to run in the office? 500 sq ft?

I am tired of having dust everywhere.

i truly wish these things were not smart in the first place

We need an Orthodox Union for IOT devices. Parev Kosher would be unlocked bootloader. Meat Kosher would be open source firmware . One level could be an escrow service for skittish companies, where escrow shares the firmware when the company terminates support.

It works in many other industries like UL for electronics, Intertek, NSF for foods etc.

Anyone know how to permanently disable the ionizer feature on these fans? I hate that it has this feature which is hazardous to health.

ChatGPT will allow you to do this interactively then ban you a few days later. Good luck OP.