So sitting here thinking, has anyone ever tried controlling 120v powerheads with a dimmer switch? As long as you were withing the wattage range of the switch would it work to control the speed of the powerheads?
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Electronic dimmers use phase controlled switching which will not work with AC electric motors.So sitting here thinking, has anyone ever tried controlling 120v powerheads with a dimmer switch? As long as you were withing the wattage range of the switch would it work to control the speed of the powerheads?
Not easily . There are speed controllers available for drills and the like but I don't know how well they would work, if at all.Ahhh, I see. Don't know electronics all that well. Is there any way to control standard 120v wavermakers/powerheads?