The light dimmer-switch controls work fine on universal motors. And
depending on how well you are at finding gems in the trash, they are
free. The little ones are only good for 600 watts, but I found a
couple of 2 kw ones some where.

Dan

DeepDiver wrote:


I just purchased the Harbor Freight speed control unit (#43060) last week on
sale for $12.99. At that price, why would anyone want to mess with a
makeshift dimmer-switch control? Even if it worked as well, you'd spend more
money just acquiring the parts.

- Michael