So, I'm nervous to just experiment with this because it was my wife's (passed) grandma's. While she admits it was a cheap trinket, it means a lot to her. It was an optical flower. It had a AC bulb and AC motor that had a step down transformer. The bulb blew and I couldn't fine a replacement so I bought an LED bulb and LED driver. The problem is that the original bulb was in series, but I had to wire the LED driver pre-transformer. Obviously there is nothing to add resistance to the motor side, which now goes 2 or 3 times faster than it used to. SO THE QUESTION IS.... Do I just need to add resistance in series to the motor (and if so what type/Ohm would you recommend) to slow the motor back down? I'm in over my head. Any ideas?
Please excuse the crude wiring job.
Please excuse the crude wiring job.
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