@@donosasxchanger6692 yes, it reduces the overall watts plus the watts that the fan use. Just be careful because the incandescent bulb get hot even at that low wattage
Really interesting, I've been into fans and air purifiers for years I was not familiar with this method. It particularly of interest because I find in the majority of cases one is trying to do what you are create a good quality silent low speed. That still moves enough air. So the variable transformers while they are the gold standard are very heavy and expensive but most of the time it's only the quiet setting one wants. Great video thanks
grabbed one of those 5A red models from amazon, $50 one because vevor suck (no pun intended) and wont deliver the $30 one here. it worked like a charm 🙏🏼 your a godsend. i have an 18" on the wall and if my ear pointed that way the hum was horrendous, if i turned it was bareable. im kind of sensitive to these noises, they keep me in a high state of stress for some reason. but now its gone . just the fluttering of the fan blades at 90v, no burning smells so far (😂 ive had some bad speed regulators) even the metal frame has stopped vibrating. 👍 ty so much. wonderful man. i would have gone the bulb route but with the price of sockets and finding bulbs that will work these days i went with the red chunk. i need another for my extractor but they are pricey. (#vevor 🗡️👀)
What worked for me was to change the fan blades from 3 blades to 5 and it made wounders for me, lost some fan power but made my so much more quiet, probably wont work well if the fan is not powerful enough
I'd actually be willing to shell out $100 for a regulator because I need to have a floor fan pointed my direction for health reasons (advancing peripheral neuropathy that makes it really hard for my skin to tell temperature and I end up feeling constantly too hot when I shouldn't). My previous box fan was tolerable but the motor finally burned out and the new fan is notably louder and pushes air too hard even on the lowest setting. I can see this being an ongoing problem because I hate online returns and I know any fan will burn its motor out at some point anyways. So thanks for the recommendation, now I'm lost reading Amazon reviews and wondering how to pick a regulator that won't burn out in two months or catch fire. x.x
Hello - you should consider a fan with variable speed. I’d recommend the vornado energy smart fans - they can be adjusted from very slow to very fast. This will serve you better than trying to slow AC fans
Thanks for the info. I've been trying to slow down antique electric fans that were designed to run on closer to 100 V instead of the 110 - 120 of today's lines. They do make transformers to run Japanese appliances (100V) on North American voltage and it works great for my 1916 12" GE but they are large and expensive. I am currently trying to slow down a tiny 6" GE from the 1920s and I'm looking for a simple, small and cost effective way to do so. I'll have to see if I can incorporate this method. I am curious why your house runs on 220V when you sound like an american and have american style plugs and outlets? I would expect 220V only for your oven and dryer.
I had a fan like that but with an included 3 speed controller, i dropped the voltage to 75% using a fan regulator ($30 amazon)..it worked..but next day it was dead. Im guessing its the pcb that had issues.
Does anybody know if it makes sense to take a 220 to 110 step down transformer to take 110v and step it down to 55 volts? In other words, if you fed 110v into a 220v step down transformer (a copper coil one in particular), would you get 55v out - and not create some other problem/hazard.
I tried it out and it works fine. One question though, does this use more electricity? I mean will there be more electricity consumption in this way since it's powering two bulbs apart from the fan?
How can I identify the type of motor I have in my fan? I tried to reduce speed with a AC motor speed controller BTA 16 600B 2000W and the fan makes a noisy buzz
The motor is not the problem on mine, it’s the blades, I bought a new one and it’s much noisier than others & I don’t want to slow it down. Anyone know how to fix the blades to be quieter ?!
