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Control circuit using toggled activation to reduce inrush currents

  • US 20070032351A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2006
  • Published: 02/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of activating one or more fans mounted on an exercise machine, the method comprising:

  • determining a user-selected fan setting for one or more fans designed to provide moving air to a user of an exercise machine through one or more openings in the exercise machine above a height of an upper torso area of a user; and

    outputting a drive signal activating the one or more fans based on the user-selected fan-setting, wherein the drive signal accounts for the one or more fans drawing current at a level unharmful to one or more components of fan controller circuitry.

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