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Posted by Walter R. on February 11, 2008, 4:26 pm
This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in
this NG. Sorry
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It's getting hot here in So. California. The 12" table fans that I can buy
are too noisy and throw too much air, even at the lowest speed, causing
drafts and discomfort.
How can I reduce the speed of my fan, without using an expensive variable
transformer? Will a lamp dimmer work on simple fan motors?
Thanks
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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Posted by ransley on February 11, 2008, 4:38 pm
> This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in=
> this NG. Sorry
>
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>
> It's getting hot here in So. California. The 12" table fans that I can buy=
> are too noisy and throw too much air, even at the lowest speed, causing
> drafts and discomfort.
>
> How can I reduce the speed of my fan, without using an expensive variable
> transformer? Will a lamp dimmer work on simple fan motors?
>
> Thanks
>
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> Walterwww.rationality.net
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For years ive used X10 dimmable lamp modules and a wireless controller
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Posted by Jeff on February 11, 2008, 4:40 pm
Worked for me. Used a double box, connected a dimmer to an outlet with a
cord and plug recycled from some discarded appliance. Worked with a 20" box
fan that I just plugged into it.
> This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in
> this NG. Sorry
>
> -----------------------
>
> It's getting hot here in So. California. The 12" table fans that I can buy
> are too noisy and throw too much air, even at the lowest speed, causing
> drafts and discomfort.
>
> How can I reduce the speed of my fan, without using an expensive variable
> transformer? Will a lamp dimmer work on simple fan motors?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
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Posted by on February 11, 2008, 10:39 pm
wrote:
>This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in
>this NG. Sorry
>
>-----------------------
>
>It's getting hot here in So. California. The 12" table fans that I can buy
>are too noisy and throw too much air, even at the lowest speed, causing
>drafts and discomfort.
>
>How can I reduce the speed of my fan, without using an expensive variable
>transformer? Will a lamp dimmer work on simple fan motors?
>
>Thanks
Your whinning rather ealry, it's still winter.
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Posted by Walter R. on February 11, 2008, 11:07 pm
Actually, I tried the dimmer. It was rather noisy, both the dimmer and the
fan, probably because of phaseshift and the chopped up AC.
So, I wired a 40 watt incandescent bulb in front of the fan. Perfectly
smooth and absolutely quiet. Speed control is still governed by the
push-buttons
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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> This may be a duplicate posting because an earlier post never showed up in
> this NG. Sorry
>
> -----------------------
>
> It's getting hot here in So. California. The 12" table fans that I can buy
> are too noisy and throw too much air, even at the lowest speed, causing
> drafts and discomfort.
>
> How can I reduce the speed of my fan, without using an expensive variable
> transformer? Will a lamp dimmer work on simple fan motors?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
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>
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