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3rd Mar 2023, 9:22 am | #21 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
Indeed, the 10 seconds is really odd unless as suggested for heat shrinking something.
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3rd Mar 2023, 8:12 pm | #22 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
I can't be the only one reading this tale and shaking his head
I think we've all encountered someone like that at some point in our careers
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3rd Mar 2023, 8:32 pm | #23 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
Short of curiosity over what the purpose was, the advice is unanimous on "Don't" (possibly with a few exclamation marks).
If no clues are available, it may be time to close. David
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4th Mar 2023, 6:14 pm | #24 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
I certainly wouldn’t want to do that for anyone else for all of the obvious reasons, but also you would never know if it changed hands to someone who didn’t know it was modified and run it in a dangerous state with the possibility of a catastrophic accident.
Christopher Capener
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4th Mar 2023, 10:11 pm | #25 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
Whilst it may seem dangerous trying to modify the heater by slowing the motor down, it could be done on the condition the plug is removed prior to sending it back to the owner, it then becomes the owner's problem rather than the OP's problem should anything catastrophic take place.
Just a thought anyhows.
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4th Mar 2023, 10:17 pm | #26 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
That would stop it completely, not just slow it down!
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5th Mar 2023, 2:53 pm | #27 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
Probably best all round!
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5th Mar 2023, 4:00 pm | #28 |
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Re: Adding a motor control potentiometer to a heater.
Further to preventing fan motor stalling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3GW7lVBWY Maybe it's less of a problem with our higher mains voltage which usually work as expected. https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Elec.../dp/B078Z7B8KM
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