Dimmer switch on fan

Medi 1 said:

why a 6 amp..the fan is usualy only using 1 amp or 2. and a dimmer isnt the right equipment either. fan will die sooner than is suposed to that way. man 6 amp is more than my 600 watt ballast suks.

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Always leave room for play when messing with electricity. Cutting it to close causes shorts and burnt plants.

ya i agree go bigger than needed...but thats a whole world bigger and isnt needed. so now the wire can melt before the switch goes. same as to big of a breaker to what we are loading with...wire melts before breaker goes....bad.
my 8 inch fan only suks less than 2 amp...it is energy star though so is less thyan others. think my 6 inch votex is still under 2 amp....wasnt tghis for a small pc type fan...using milli amps...;.not even 1 amp./

ValleGrown said:

Because I have laptop powersupply as my fan powersupply it's output is rated at 12vdc with 4.0amps my fan is rated at 4.8 amps 12vdc.

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He just said the output was 4.0 amps.

Touchet!!! On guard!!!!! I feel likeyou two are dueling lol so far 420god is and has been the most helpful +rep to the winner!!!! Lol

never seen a tiny pc fan suk back 4 amps of load. as i said my fans that are 100 times bigger dont touch near that load
and didnt realize this was a pissin contest. this site hasnt changed in years, still full of know it alls that think everything is a competition,.its all yours.... ...later. but should have seen it wioth the name god....and didnt realize was about rep poinjts...points dont make a good grow.

Lol take offense man geez there was no pun intended but if you are gonna act all hurt from me saying something like THAT then geez man lol sorry didn't mean to step on your ego. And bro I would love your help I wasn't saying that he won I was just saying. Damn man I'm sorry. I wasn't trying ta fuck with ya. I was just havin some fun man. I hope you will still offer advice in areas of your expertise. I really appreciate all the help I can get from any and everybody . +rep medi1 you are a true believer

Yea dude this fan is nuts 12vdc and 4.8 amps . It kicks out 252cfm

fair enough valle, hard to read shit on here with so much of the pissin matches goin on. sorry for the miss read. just seems alot of the im better on this site by guys with 1 grow under their belt is all.
carry on.....

Medi 1 said:

fair enough valle, hard to read shit on here with so much of the pissin matches goin on. sorry for the miss read. just seems alot of the im better on this site by guys with 1 grow under their belt is all.
carry on.....

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I hope I didn't come across as the "I'm better" type. I have a light background in electricity and his question had nothing to do with growing.

He stated what he needed and I helped, I'm sure there are areas of growing you are more knowledgeable than I.

There is the "mediwan kenobi" I knew from the beginning of the convo

Simple,
You need
1. 1 attic thermostat, they keep it near the attic vents and roofing supplies.
2. 1 5 Amp or better rated fan speed controller. In the ceiling fan section
3. 1 2 recepticle gang box
4. 1 Male plug
5. 1 switch/outlet cover combo
6. 1 duplex outlet rated at least 15 amps
7. A few feet of minimum 14g wire. I just had some 14/2 w/ ground laying around and i used the male end of an old extension cord for the male plug. You could probably get a cheap 6' or so extension cord and use it for your wire and plug. Just make sure it is rated at least 15A.

https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/200093-fans-making-my-head-spin.html
thats the original post, these work great. pics are there.

i wasnt realy referning to this threasd for the know it all stuff..just the whole site in general.

man buddy thats alot of shit to hook up a pc fan of dc voltage....14/2 for a small pc fan...why dont my pc run heavy wire like that then and all the other stuff you listed.

Well it's good to at least have you here man