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Step 14Light Dimmer Speed Control for Dremel Tool

Light Dimmer Speed Control for Dremel Tool
Mike O'hara of Potenco, Inc. modified his fixed-speed dremel tool.
He bought a Litton in-line light dimmer control and spliced it into the exension cord of his dremel tool.
ta-da! speed control.

When shopping for dimmers for this sort of thing, look for the ones that say they can handle inductive loads, such as motors.
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2 comments
Jun 23, 2011. 11:43 PMtrainables says:
Great use for a dimmer extension cord. Hadn't thought of this.
Apr 10, 2010. 8:41 PMeric m says:
 strange place to splice near the plug.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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