Dremel Speed Control

[Zaz]

I just bought a single speed dremel today. I saw in the accessory book that they have a foot pedal speed control you can hook up to this single speed. Would a dimmer switch hooked up to it play the same role as this speed control since all it does to control the speed is alter the voltage?

[n17ikh]

Sure. Actually, it probably has a fancy assortment of transistors to do the job, as a simple rheostat would burn out instantly from the load. But it still works by varying the voltage. I have never actually seen a high-enough capacity rheostat to do this. If you could hook a light bulb dimmer to it, then that would probably work. Just check the rated wattage of the dimmer, and have a general knowledge of wiring and electricity. :)

[thorilan]

depends some of the high quality controllers are actualy digital!!!!

i got a friend tha tdoes duck carving and his foot pedal is digitaly controlled

[tinman5567]

I got a voltage controler at radio shack plugs in to ac then you plug your tools onto it and uses a dial to control the volts i used it for a 40 watt solder iorn you could try that