I guess that it's a convenient way to regulate the speed on a motor, but it
seems awfully
wasteful to just burn off electrons as heat (so to speak) in a resistor. Ever
since an
electrician explained to me that that was the way the speed was regulated on
the ceiling
fans in my house, I've stopped using them.
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
John F Sandhoff wrote:
> Pat writes:
> > I would think twice about not putting the resistor inside the heater box.
> > The intended location allowed for forced air flow over the resistor,
> > allowing it to run cooler than it would in still air...
>
> I SECOND THAT.
>
> If you don't put that coil 'o wire back where it belongs, you'll be
> looking for a new one pretty soon - unless you run the fan ONLY
> on high (which bypasses the resistors).
>
> -- John
> John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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