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Old 07-30-2009, 07:44 PM   #1
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I have a 1/20 HP, 1PH, 115V, 1.85A, 1550RPM motor. im looking to purchase a speed control for it. what am i to be looking for?
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I have a 1/20 HP, 1PH, 115V, 1.85A, 1550RPM motor. im looking to purchase a speed control for it. what am i to be looking for?
Just a wild guess eh.

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For a motor that small (I'm going to assume it's a shaded pole motor, since it probably is) a ceiling fan speed control would be the least expensive and most readily available speed control for manual operation.
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thank you all for that, im gonna try the ceiling fan control first.
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You cannot control a single phase motor with a VFD. You can control a 3 phase motor with single phase input to the VFD.

The second option might work. Might?
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You cannot control a single phase motor with a VFD. You can control a 3 phase motor with single phase input to the VFD.

The second option might work. Might?
Yah I know, misread the specs of his motor srry
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Yah I know, misread the specs of his motor srry
No problem. I do it all the time.
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