ThatSpudGuy
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Anybody use the cheap fan speed controllers? Are they safe ? Or are they a hazzard? Also would it damage my rvk fan?
Hmm this sounds way better. Do they buzz? I would be a noob when it comes to electrics so would i be best leaving it to a pro or would it be easy enough to do myself?I hate them. had two, always seemed noisy, like a bad electrical connection. I bet some have them going for years with no issue, while others have lost hundred dollar fans. way cheaper rheostats are at lowes, built in a cord all ready to go. bzzzzttt
those are all plug and play. I used a rheo to control a soldering iron to use as a vaporizer element when I was a baby, but using them to slow electric motors seemed bad to me, I scrapped both of my controllers.Hmm this sounds way better. Do they buzz? I would be a noob when it comes to electrics so would i be best leaving it to a pro or would it be easy enough to do myself?
The buzzing doesnt bother me i just want to be sure its not a fire hazard and that it wont mess up my fanBuy a Variac of ebay mate. Cheep fan speed controllers will make your fan hum which you might not notice till bed time, its one of those sounds that travels. Cheap controllers turn the fan on/off many times a second which is why they hum. You want something that steps the voltage down like a variable transformer.
A hazard, no.The buzzing doesnt bother me i just want to be sure its not a fire hazard and that it wont mess up my fan
your good to go I have been running the 20 dollar active air ones for yrs no hum no buzz,have no idea what folks r talking about humming or buzzing got more than one goingThats what i wanted to hear haha thanks for the input mate. Wasnt looking forward to the idea of spending that sort of money on a variac speed controller.