OT: Speed controller for table fan?

Question

I bought a new table fan, bat at its lower speed it's just too noisy and moves too much air. Any of you electricity gurus know if I can use the equivalent of a router speed controller on a table fan?

Thanks

olivier · Accepted Answer

Upscale a écrit :you can use a light controller/dimmer .....

Leon · Answer

Thinking outside the box, block some of the air flow on the back side with some clear packaging tape.

Upscale · Answer

the air flow through the unblocked areas was even louder than without anyblockage. The fan's just too powerful.It's the Lee Valley gardening fan and not really geared for simple coolinglike most fans, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway. I'll probably end upputting it at the other end of my apartment and use it as it was designed.

John · Answer

Unfortunately, neither of these may work with the typical small fanmotor.John

Woodie · Answer

The borgs sell ceiling fan controllers. they're made for inductive loads.

I'm still trying to get over the $50 price of a plastic clip-on fan. I don't care if it's got a Lee Valley sticker on it or not...

Bradford Chaucer · Answer

NO  fans are almost always induction motors, and they cannot be controlledby standard speed controls.  Someone refered to fan speed controls - those will not help.  The "Fan"rating means that it can handle inductive loads like a universal motorunlike a lamp dimmer. A lamp dimmer may be damaged by inductive spikes, fancontrollers are protected.

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