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OC
04-21-2005, 12:31 PM
I once had a small elecrtic fan (a basic 10" oscillating jobbie that you can get anywhere) plugged into this "thing" that was about the size of a 50-pack of CDs, maybe a little smaller. It had a knob on it that let me vary the voltage (amperage?) coming out of it so I could slow the fan way down. I had to give it back, and I can't for the life of me remember what it was called. Help? Please?

tia

-OC
doolittle
04-21-2005, 12:54 PM
prolly was an electronic router, they can be purchaced at harbor freight tools for about 20 bucks. they can damage motors, if its a cheap motor who cares.
Airencracken
04-21-2005, 01:08 PM
variac?

http://www.variac.com/
OC
04-21-2005, 01:12 PM
variac?

http://www.variac.com/Perfect. It looked almost exactly like this one (http://www.iseincstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=47). Thanks!
Airencracken
04-21-2005, 01:14 PM
Perfect. It looked almost exactly like this one (http://www.iseincstore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=47). Thanks!

No problem. Guitarists use them sometimes to change the input voltage of a tube amp. EVH blew up quite a few amps that way, but killer sound. :hihi:

Yikes 252.00 bucks!