hello
i posted before about this electric paint gun that i have. it has a "turbine" which i believe is just a motor turning a fan. looking inside the gun there is a capacitor which i think is used to start the motor? not sure what type of motor this is. there is not much else besides a switch inside the gun.
Question: could i use a speed control circuit on this gun, not knowing the type of motor could be a problem but it is powered by the mains voltage (240)
i have seen a few circuits controlling the speed of mains powered motor tools, few parts so it should be cheap. i have seen a few schematics and they have triacs and diacs, not sure about these as i have never used them. is there a particular name i could research for this type of circuit that would give more information. there are capacitors in the circuit as well but no voltage values for those, just capacitance. i am guessing that as the circuit would be taking 240 volts then they should be rated at least this?
any help or advice would be great. i am getting better at painting with the gun i just think that the power is a little much and creates some over spray. i would like to try this speed controller if i can.
thanks
simon
i posted before about this electric paint gun that i have. it has a "turbine" which i believe is just a motor turning a fan. looking inside the gun there is a capacitor which i think is used to start the motor? not sure what type of motor this is. there is not much else besides a switch inside the gun.
Question: could i use a speed control circuit on this gun, not knowing the type of motor could be a problem but it is powered by the mains voltage (240)
i have seen a few circuits controlling the speed of mains powered motor tools, few parts so it should be cheap. i have seen a few schematics and they have triacs and diacs, not sure about these as i have never used them. is there a particular name i could research for this type of circuit that would give more information. there are capacitors in the circuit as well but no voltage values for those, just capacitance. i am guessing that as the circuit would be taking 240 volts then they should be rated at least this?
any help or advice would be great. i am getting better at painting with the gun i just think that the power is a little much and creates some over spray. i would like to try this speed controller if i can.
thanks
simon