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 <li...@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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ghyoung...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
