The wallplate 10k pot is the right solution when the speed control knob needs to be accessible to the occupant in a room, corridor, or plant room wall. But when the speed reference needs to live inside a control panel, on the DIN rail, the wallplate variant isn't the...
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Manual Speed Control for EC Fans – How 10K Pots Work and When to Use Them
EC fans are controlled by a 0-10V signal, not by switching the mains supply. That's the starting point for understanding where a 10k pot fits in. When there's a BMS, the 0-10V signal comes from the building management system. The BMS monitors CO2, temperature,...
Single Phase motor VSDs for HVAC What to Know Before You Specify
Most HVAC applications involving single phase fans don't need a three phase drive. They need a straightforward single phase in, single phase out VSD that takes a BMS signal and adjusts motor speed accordingly. That's what Powerform's RC10x series does. Before you...
Run-On Timers for Apartment Ventilation – AC and EC Versions
The standard approach to bathroom ventilation in apartments is wiring the fan to the light switch which creates two problems. Residents leave the light on after a shower to keep the fan running, then forget. Or they switch the light off straight away and the fan never...
Current sensors use case
A resident complains their laundry cupboard smells damp. The dryer's been running for months , hot air has nowhere to go, mould behind the unit. The exhaust fan is installed. It just never gets turned on. Wire a current sensor in series with the dryer circuit, connect...
How Current Sensors Automate Apartment Ventilation
Ventilation works best when residents don't have to think about it. The moment it depends on someone remembering to switch a fan on or off , energy is wasted and moisture builds up. Current sensing switches remove that dependency entirely. How they work A current...
Still manually switching on exhaust fans in laundries?
Residents forget to turn them on so things go mouldy or forget to turn them off so the fans run all day. A current sensing switch fixes this automatically - when a dryer draws current above a set threshold the exhaust fan turns on. When the dryer stops, the fan stops....
Branded wall plates
We now can add your logo to our 10k pot wall plate. Are you wanting more branding on your products? https://powerform.com.au/product/10k-potentiometer-wall-plate/
ARBS 26 HVAC Melbourne
We just wrapped up at the ARBS 26 HVACR trade show in Melbourne, and the conversations we had reminded us why staying connected in this industry matters. We design and manufacture solid-state speed controllers, run-on timers, current sensors, and AC zoning solutions —...