Is there any harm in hooking up a potentiometer to fan circuit?
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Is there any harm in hooking up a potentiometer to fan circuit?
This is sort-of car related. I'm using my old electric 16" fan that was originally on my '89 as an exhaust fan for my 7'x3'x3' sand blasting booth I'm building. I want to be able to control the air flow as much as possible. I'm going to be using a 12V battery more than likely, if it becomes a hassle I'll just buy an inverter. But either way, I'm wiring in a relay as well just like you would on a car, but I also want to put a potentiometer in between the positive on the fan and the relay. I was just curious of most pots could handle that kind of load. ANy ideas?
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NO HARM, NO FAN
There is no harm.
However the size of the potentiometer would be quite large.
Use a solid-state controller.
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