[TheForge] Blower possibilities

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

ljudes at verizon.net wrote:
> From: Graham Whaley <Graham.Whaley at imgtec.com>
>   I've currently got two vacuum cleaner fans and run one of them off a light dimmer,
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> Slightly off topic, but if you are running a fan on a light dimmer you are risking burning up the fan motor.  Part of my job is installing ceiling fans and this is a common problem.
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Probably not an issue in this case. Most vacuum cleaners seem to be 
universal motors that will run off a dimmer or a rheostat for that 
matter.  You can tell because they turn at insane rpm's.  Ceiling fans 
are induction motors typically and their speed is a function of the 
windings(poles actually) and input frequency.  They just run hot if not 
supplied enough voltage.

Charles