Using 110V Incandescent Light Dimmer Switch to Control 120V Vacuum Motor Speed

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#1 21669676 07 Sep 2013 12:33

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21669676 07 Sep 2013 12:33

I am trying to make a variable speed blower; by configuring a light dimmer switch to a vacuum motor, the motor is a 120 volt ac the light dimmer switch is for 110V. I have hooked them up in series and it just turns the motor on and off doesn't give its variable speeds.

any ideas would be appreciated!
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#2 21669677 07 Sep 2013 14:56

Mark Harrington Mark Harrington

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21669677 07 Sep 2013 14:56

Diagram , schematic ??
#3 21669678 07 Sep 2013 19:34

DAVID CUTHBERT DAVID CUTHBERT

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21669678 07 Sep 2013 19:34

I suspect the dimmer Triac shorted when you tried to control the motor. I would connect the dimmer to a lamp to see if it still dims correctly.
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