I honestly can't remember much about my college circuits class, but I am attempting a small project anyways.
I have a very small 1.5V motor with a tiny 0.5in fan attached to it. as of right now it is just being powered by a single AAA battery. The only thing between the two is a switch. I want to be able to slow the fan down, either permanently or by some means in which I can adjust it's speed. I was wondering what type of resistor or other component might I use for this. I'm looking for specifics ,i.e ohms?, watts?, tolerance? I don't remember what all these mean, but I would like to reduce the fan speed by about 20-30% if possible. OR even better would be something that lets em adjust the speed of the motor. (I also am trying to keep this as compact as possible, so smaller the component the better)
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks
Liam
I have a very small 1.5V motor with a tiny 0.5in fan attached to it. as of right now it is just being powered by a single AAA battery. The only thing between the two is a switch. I want to be able to slow the fan down, either permanently or by some means in which I can adjust it's speed. I was wondering what type of resistor or other component might I use for this. I'm looking for specifics ,i.e ohms?, watts?, tolerance? I don't remember what all these mean, but I would like to reduce the fan speed by about 20-30% if possible. OR even better would be something that lets em adjust the speed of the motor. (I also am trying to keep this as compact as possible, so smaller the component the better)
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks
Liam