Light Dimmer used to slow 120 mm fan down

[Titanion]

Will this work? I have a standard fixture light dimmer, and I want to splice my fan wires and interrupt it with this dimmer...

Can it cause more than 12 v to be drawn from the power supply. Are there other issues to worry about? I have a loud 120 mm fan that I need to slow down for my sanity, and this seems like a good idea to me...

Feedback and advice, please...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[Titanion]

OK, so research tells me 115 V does not equal 12 v... and the this will nurn out...

old headlight dimmer from a used car lot seems like a good idea...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[svol]

Don't think it will work, besides the voltage diffrence the light dimmer is made to run in AC voltage while the fan runs at DC.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM

 

[Titanion]

It is actually a dash board dimmer that I read about on some web page...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[12th_Man]

Check these articles out. Looks a bit daunting at first, but I think any buddy with a little backgrond in EE could help you.

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[Maverick494]

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I am an electrician. I work with everything from 12V DC to 440Vac. I can tell you that your best bet is to go here <A HREF="http://www.carlingtech.com/" target="_new">http://www.carlingtech.com/</A> and contact them about where to get one of their LD series 12V dimmer switches. Or here <A HREF="http://www.oempartssales.com/Business/Products/colehersee.htm#electronicdimmer" target="_new">http://www.oempartssales.com/Business/Products/colehersee.htm#electronicdimmer</A>

Just a computer junky

 

[Codinerx]

Look for a Rheostat that can handle the voltage you are looking for.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

Why dont you just go to an electrical hobby store and ask for a 10 or 15W rheostat/potentiometer. Cost a couple of bux max.

<b>My CPU is so powerful its faster than Melb_Angel's Laptop!</b> <i>(Plus it's not pink)</i>

 

[marneus]

you could control the lights of your room/house from in-front of your own PC...

Trust me I know what I'm doing... ooops, grab the cat...