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How do you make a motor spin slower?
A couple of things you can do:
- Use gears to change ratio of speed, which is what you’re going to do.
- Use a stepper motor, which are commonly used for high-torque, low RPM applications.
- Find some sort of PWM control circuit to slow it down, although you probably won’t be able to get it down to 5-10RPM.
How do you slow down a 12 volt DC motor?
If you want to reduce rpm without compromising speed regulation then use a voltage regulator or PWM controller to lower the motor voltage. If you also want higher torque then use a gearbox (which increases torque by the same proportion as it reduces shaft rpm).
Can you convert AC motor to DC?
You would need to build or buy an inverter to take the DC and convert it into an AC voltage @ frequency that was compatible with the motor. AC motors do not normally have brushes like DC motors do.
How does a DC motor continuously spin?
Electric motors turn electricity into motion by exploiting electromagnetic induction. The motor features a permanent horseshoe magnet (called the stator because it’s fixed in place) and an turning coil of wire called an armature (or rotor, because it rotates). …
How do you slow down a 12v DC fan?
2 Answers
- Add a potentiometer in series with the power cable. This would allow you to change the speed quite easily.
- control the fan using pwm. This could be with a microcontroller or just a 555 oscillator through a transistor.
- Have a constant current circuit.
How can I make my 12v fan slower?
What are the 3 types of DC motors?
There are 3 main types of DC motor that are available:- Series, Shunt and Compound. These terms relate to the type of connection of the field windings with respect to the armature circuit.
What happens if DC supply is given to AC motor?
As the motor is DC so the field and armature winding made for DC supply. The winding which is made for DC always has more resistance than the winding which is made for AC. For this reason, the motor will be run in very less speed on AC supply. When DC motor Runs on AC supply more loss and heat will occur in the motor.
Why do motors rotate?
Large AC motors (used in things like factory machines) work in a slightly different way: they pass alternating current through opposing pairs of magnets to create a rotating magnetic field, which “induces” (creates) a magnetic field in the motor’s rotor, causing it to spin around.
How do you slow down a DC ceiling fan?
Putting a capacitor in series is an efficient way to slow down many small fan motors. I did that with a large floor fan I have, so using your switch will likely work. A light dimmer may also work, but I experienced a annoying buzzing noise from my fan motor when I tried that.