Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
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I have a 120 Volt AC-DC, 8 ampere motor rated at 25-60 Hz. I want to control this motor speed with a foot pedal.
Is this possible, and if so, what components do I need to make this happen?
Is this possible, and if so, what components do I need to make this happen?





RE: Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
But that may be very difficult to find, I don't know of any. Most foot pedal pots I see now are just used as signals for something else, so they are only 2watts or so. In that case then you would need to take that 2W signal into a variable voltage controller to amplify it to the motor current rating.
Search for "linemaster variorum potentiometer" for the foot pedal, then search for "AC variable voltage controller" for the other part. You will want a minimum 8A 120VAC voltage controller that can accept an analog input of a potentiometer or voltage such as 0-10VDC, and that analog signal is what you put through the foot pedal.
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RE: Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
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RE: Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
You could wire it up and try it by hand before working it into a footpedal.
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
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RE: Foot Pedal Motor Speed Contol
Keith Cress
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