>
>You might consider building an emitter follower circuit and using a
>potentiometer in the base to control the base voltage.  I don't know how
>that would work with an AC motor.  I used something like that on an old
>auto dc fan motor to get a variable speed control - worked OK.

Likely to get REALLY hot.
AC motors aren't designed to be speed controlled, except by altering the
drive frequency (within limits)


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