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Default 600 watt dimmer used for fan speed controller?
would this work as a means to control maybe all the fans

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...atalogId=10053
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Making it work correctly would take a hell of a lot of time.
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would this work as a means to control maybe all the fans

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical-...atalogId=10053
Lol... No, that will not work. It is made for a.c. (sin waves), you are dealing with D.C.

You need something based on a voltage regulator and a few resistors (a D.C. fan controller for example), that is based on a triac <--exactly what you do not need.

May I ask why not just purchase a cheap fan controller? Newegg, Xoxide, etc....?

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Making it work correctly would take a hell of a lot of time.
So....how exactly, assuming you had a hell of a lot of time, would you do this?
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just a thought i was looking for basic switches and seen it... thanks tho
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So....how exactly, assuming you had a hell of a lot of time, would you do this?
Nothing's impossible.

I don't know much about electricity.
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just a thought i was looking for basic switches and seen it... thanks tho
If you are having problems ordering a D.C. fan controller, for whatever reason, there are other possible alternatives.
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I used one on some 110V AC 120x38mm fans I have, but on your regular 12V fan meant for pc's it won't work at all.
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Lol... No, that will not work. It is made for a.c. (sin waves), you are dealing with D.C.

You need something based on a voltage regulator and a few resistors (a D.C. fan controller for example), that is based on a triac <--exactly what you do not need.

May I ask why not just purchase a cheap fan controller? Newegg, Xoxide, etc....?



So....how exactly, assuming you had a hell of a lot of time, would you do this?

This makes no sense, Am I missing something?

ac is alternating current

TRIAC is for "triode for alternating current"

Im missing your point sorry.

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This makes no sense, Am I missing something?

ac is alternating current

TRIAC is for "triode for alternating current"

Im missing your point sorry.

dont know if it will work buddy just had to say.
What make no sense? Do you not understand how the triac works? a.c. vs D.C., where are you confused?
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Nope kinda confused why you mentioned it? I mean TRIAC has what to do with his issue of "will this work"

If you had mention AC vs DC I would have understood, but TRIAC?

EDIT:Sorry not that I dont know what it is, just a little to indepth for saying yes or no

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