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I just figured out there are 1Ph soft starters for small motors (1.5hp to 7hp). Now that RV-s and residences on backup generators are the norm, it appears I'm the only one not starting my A/C compressor with a soft starter.
One starter I've been looking at is the Hyper Engineering Sure Start. They've been around at least ten years and appear to have at least one copycat, so maybe they're doing something right.
http://hypereng.com/single_phase.html
http://hypereng.com/literature/SC5600HM-SureStart-Specification-Catalog.pdf
My compressor draws 137.8 LRA and 19.2 RLA, so their Model SS1B16-32SN for 16-32 RLA should work. I've haven't been able to get any info out of Hyper, but have spoken to a few folks selling these units online. Most don't know anything about them and one guy told me that the only thing he knows is they won't work with a scroll compressor. I've come to believe he's way off base, as all the residential A/C units I seen the past 30 years use scroll compressors.
Forgot to mention I'm doing this to ease up on my gasoline powered generator. 12kw (15kw surge) that is tripping its 46A breaker on startup. The 14kw diesel powered generator doesn't even know there's a load on it. Gas and NG has its benefits during short power outages until I get the diesel permanently installed, and I'm told the compressor will last longer with a soft starter.
If anyone has any advice, I'd appreciate it.
One starter I've been looking at is the Hyper Engineering Sure Start. They've been around at least ten years and appear to have at least one copycat, so maybe they're doing something right.
http://hypereng.com/single_phase.html
http://hypereng.com/literature/SC5600HM-SureStart-Specification-Catalog.pdf
My compressor draws 137.8 LRA and 19.2 RLA, so their Model SS1B16-32SN for 16-32 RLA should work. I've haven't been able to get any info out of Hyper, but have spoken to a few folks selling these units online. Most don't know anything about them and one guy told me that the only thing he knows is they won't work with a scroll compressor. I've come to believe he's way off base, as all the residential A/C units I seen the past 30 years use scroll compressors.
Forgot to mention I'm doing this to ease up on my gasoline powered generator. 12kw (15kw surge) that is tripping its 46A breaker on startup. The 14kw diesel powered generator doesn't even know there's a load on it. Gas and NG has its benefits during short power outages until I get the diesel permanently installed, and I'm told the compressor will last longer with a soft starter.
If anyone has any advice, I'd appreciate it.