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Motor controller

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Contactor

Simplest controller - just a contactor (high current relay) to turn the power on or off. Could have more than one contactor and resistors to enable stepped speed control.

DC

The most commonly used controllers - for DC motors popular manufacturers:

Other manufacturers:

Do it yourself

See also DC to DC Converter

Curtis-Killer

My essential spec/feature list for a Curtis"-Killer" DC controller is:

moved to Talk:Motor controller#Curtis-Killer DC controller

AC

Controllers for AC motors

See Also

Why are motor controllers so expensive Controllers Cost