Lyman 4500 lube heater question

I just received the heater for my brandy new Lyman 4500, and a question has arisen. Can this thing be run with a dimmer switch to control the heat? Or, is this either a bad idea or not needed?

I have heard of people doing it. I myself use a heater on my 450 but it isn't the conventionals style and I just plug ut in and let it warm up then unplug and go until I just notice a change and replug and rewarm it. The biggest thing about the dimmer is to make sure it is in the required watts range I believe.

Change? Not this type. Can we just have a refund?

A lot of folks were using Harbor Frieght router speed controllers instead of building the dimmer switch boxes.

A lot of folks were using Harbor Frieght router speed controllers instead of building the dimmer switch boxes.Really!?! I've got an MLCS router speed control box that has been sitting unused for years, and since I bought a Festool router, I doubt it will ever see use in the shop again. I almost threw it out a few months ago, but decided not to.

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Need some info on a Lyman base heater!

Can anyone here help me with info on the Lyman "plate type" base heater? I need to know how many amps they draw , I want to wire a rheostat in line to control the heat output . Any help is appreciated. And I guess the most important thing is has it been attempted before , Namely with a heavy duty industrial fan switch. Thanks in advance.

Mine just has a light switch dimmer, crude but functional.

Mine just has a light switch dimmer, crude but functional.That is precisely what I am looking to do , but want to be sure that the rheostat that I have will handle the draw. It is rated for 2 amps min and 9 amps max.

I don't own one, but it shouldn't be more than 1080 watts, which is 9 amps at 120 volts.

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I use to use a drop light with a 25 watt bulb.

My new Lyman 4500 heater is rated at 20 watts.
I find no need for a controller. It doesn't get that hot.

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I've got one of the Lyman heaters, it came on the bottom of my $7.50 450. Honestly, I have never plugged it in. There are absolutely no markings on it that I can see, unless they are under the 450 or the layer of cork gasket on the bottom. I have no way of measuring amperage draw right now.

Robert

I use a dimmer switch too. No idea what the rating on it is. It works.

According to law, any electrical device is supposed to have its amperage draw, or at least its wattage displayed. Can't believe the info isn't out there somewhere, but if you can't find it why not just call Lyman?

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Lyman replacement 4500 heater

Has anyone used the heating element from a Lyman 4500 lubrisizer to make a universal heater? Seeing as the universal heaters are not available I was thinking of buying a replacement element and putting it in a piece of aluminum and making it fit a RCBS LAMII. Actually if you had multiple lubersizers you could make up blocks for each and just move the element as needed.

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