Hi all. I know nothing about electricity , but followed the Brew mag build you own stirplate article. I wired in a potentiometer and it works, but it smokes a little, so I think I have something wrong. Here are the specs, maybe someone can see what I did wrong:
Fan - 12 volt, 0.10A computer fan
Power Supply - 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 50 mA, 3.7 VDC cell phone charger
Potentiometer-5 kohm linear taper, 500 VDC, 0.5 W
Is this the wrong potentiometer? Someone told me that based on the VDC of the power supply, that I could use a household dimmer switch in place of the potentiometer. Is this true?
I'm clueless! Thanks
Fan - 12 volt, 0.10A computer fan
Power Supply - 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 50 mA, 3.7 VDC cell phone charger
Potentiometer-5 kohm linear taper, 500 VDC, 0.5 W
Is this the wrong potentiometer? Someone told me that based on the VDC of the power supply, that I could use a household dimmer switch in place of the potentiometer. Is this true?
I'm clueless! Thanks