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Re: Hacking fan controller


  • Subject: Re: Hacking fan controller
  • From: "K. C. Li" <li@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:46:27 +0000 (GMT)

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Paul Gale wrote:

> I want to hack into the speed controller to give me a few speed
> options. The speed of the fan in controlled by a 470K sliding pot. Can
> I simply hack into this via a number of relays and provide my own
> alternative resistances? Or might there be another way of achieving
> this?

You should be able to control the fan using a C-Bus dimmer channel,
providing the fan is within the rated limit of the channel. The speed of
the fan can then be controlled like a light.

Regards,

Kwong Li
li@xxxxxxx
Laser Business Systems Ltd.
http://www.laser.com
http://www.cbus-shop.com




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