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Old 06-28-2018, 02:17 AM   #28
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Re: Any electronics nerds interested in Arduino/Atmel?

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Originally Posted by davepl View Post
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.
I'm not entirely sure what you want to achieve.

Do you have a AC (alternating current not air conditioning) motor that you want to soft-start? Are you trying to drive DC cooling fans with PWM for speed control? Is the fuel pump supposed to be variable output?
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