[Elecraft] A/C "Soft Start" ...

[Grant Youngman]

Something like this, maybe?

https://www.microair.net/collections/easystart-soft-starters <https://www.microair.net/collections/easystart-soft-starters>


> On Jul 18, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> A year (two?) ago there was a discussion of whole house standby
> generators on this list.  One of the things mentioned was "soft
> start" modules for A/C and other heavy current motor devices.
> 
> Of course, the discussion was not pertinent to me at the time -
> we've been using a 6 KW portable for 10 years or more.  But now
> the wife has decided it is time to get auto-start and capability
> to handle the A/C.  She doesn't want to spend another weak without
> A/C like we've faced following both Matthew two years ago and Irma
> last year and doesn't want to risk that my back/neck won't act up
> and prevent me from rolling out/starting the old portable.
> 
> Does anyone have a pointer to the A/C soft start controllers?  I know
> our A/C (168 LRA) will certainly bog down even the biggest (22 KW)
> whole house unit (and going to a 30 or 50 KW just to start the A/C
> is not economically effective at 3 to 5 X the cost <G>).
> 
> -- 
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
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