[TheForge] Electric motor speed control

[James Binnion]

>Dave, I have been using a light dimmer for about 4 years to vary the speed of
>the my Montgomery ward shop vac that I use as a forge blower. Never a lick of
>trouble.
Shop Vac's  are universal motors (they have brushes) they will run on 
AC or DC and  can be controlled with a dimmer . They make good 
blower/vacuum motors but are noisy and not that good for higher power 
loads like pumps.
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Jim Binnion

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