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Old 06-27-2018, 11:44 AM   #27
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Re: Any electronics nerds interested in Arduino/Atmel?

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Originally Posted by dmjlambert View Post
Well I don't know about PWM for AC, I think it is for DC motors only, but I may be mistaken. It will be interesting to find out how it goes.
It works for light bulbs, I'm just not sure about electric motors. I think if the PWM wave is fast enough (like 1000Hz at least) and the relay fast enough, it should work perfectly!

Since I have two phases I'd need two relays, though.
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