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Motor soft Starter. How does it work?

Dec 22, 2008 by Almost freeee | Posted in Other - Electronics

Hi. My house runs on a generator. I have a problem with the ACs when they kick in. each AC (and there are three of them, one on each phase) pulls 18 Amps as when the compressor kicks in. Is there a way to make it have a 'soft start'? Here's an excerpt

A motor can demand up to 8 times it's rated current when it's starting under load. This starting current surge is normally very brief. Anything that will slow the surge down should do the job for you. An inductor will slow down this current surge.

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