Re: Making a HL smoker pump , er , PUMP !
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:17 pm
I see what your doing. You be ok putting a resistor across the motor supply. Only possible concern is the extra current (0.5A), but I think you be ok, as Dietrich is running 480 motors using fan cooled RX18 which I’m sure is a more than 0.5A increase!
Regarding the time lag on the heater elements, I found the HL metal element to be quite responsive. The resistor takes longer as it isn’t initially meant to be a heat emitter and found takes a few minutes to heat up and cools off quickly.
Regarding the time lag on the heater elements, I found the HL metal element to be quite responsive. The resistor takes longer as it isn’t initially meant to be a heat emitter and found takes a few minutes to heat up and cools off quickly.