Speed control on a power head ?

[Scooterdragon]

Will this work on a hydor Koralia power head

 

[Mebbid]

I'm sure it will. Anything that regulates voltage should work.

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Not necessarily. I would think that they controllable Koralias would be ok, but not the regular EVO's, as they are not meant to be run on a controller.

 

[Mebbid]

Generally when they say they aren't meant to be run on a controller is that it's not made for the constant start and stop of wavemakers. Unless the motor is specifically designed for it they will wear out faster.

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Also, not necessarily. The standard EVO's are not "controllable" but work with the wave makers that do a simple on/off. The controllable Koralias are the ones that are meant to be on a wave controller that slows the speed and speeds it back up, not the simple on/off.

I'm not saying it won't work, I'm saying that the controllable EVO's are meant to be on something like this, and the regular EVO's aren't.

 

[Scooterdragon]

Didn't work ! When I tryed turning it down it shut off

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

I had a feeling it wouldn't...

 

[dmolavi]

The motors on the non-controllable pumps have an electronic kill switch. When the voltage drops below a threshold value, it shuts off.

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