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use of a voltage controler on a motor
joeaf1911a1
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Can I use a voltage controler to lower the voltage to slow down the rpm of a small blower motor without harming the motor from low voltage?. Motor is a 1.2 amp 115 volt C frame induction motor and fan cooled. About 1/50 h.p.. To get the blower assembly to fit as a replacement it has twice the CFM I need and is noisy. Thank you guys.
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Hope this helps.
What are you trying to replace this in, Joe?
I like Leviton better for most of them are rated at 5A/120 volt.
Pass & Seymour are mostly rated at 1.5 or 3 amp.
A company out of Jamestown, NY called Fruit Ridge Tools have them.
Going on a wood stove?
AC motor control is done by using SCRs. They turn off and on very quickly and are commonly used in controlling ceiling fan motors. You don't use power wasting resistance (a rheostat for instance) to control an AC motor.
However I would look for the proper sized motor for the blower. One more component is just another thing to go wrong. Look at E Barf, there are hundreds of motors for sale cheap.
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