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@tschundler@leds.social
2025-11-09 07:22:03

I decided to be properly cyberpunk, my bar for Neotropolis needs exhaust fans on the outside. To be cinematic, the fan should turn pointlessly slow.
I bought a fan with a speed controller. It seem to use 5V PWM. Sending my own PWM, ~8% is the lowest speed. Below that it shuts off. But I want slower still.
I'm surprised this isn't a brushed DC motor or universal motor - it uses a BLDC motor.
I suspect the easiest route will be replacing with a

Picture of an oscilloscope multimeter showing a very noisy PWM signal. behind is the cage of a fan, in front is the fan control panel
Brushless motor with a green PCB mounted on the front. 3 power driver ICs are visible in the foreground, clearly potted on some epoxy or similar coating.