AC / Supco assistance needed
I'm hoping the AC experts can weigh in here. I'd read a lot about the Supco Spp6e and how much it can help with a smaller generator, so I ordered one up. Climbed on the roof yesterday to do the ins...
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I don't know, can only wonder, if an A/C requires the full LRA current on startup. Maybe it does. Or, is LRA only a troubleshooting aid to determine if the compressor is actually stuck?
From what I read here:
1. PTCR is the bare-bones approach to hard start assist. Like "I crank my car for the count of three and it usually starts" which disregards the possibility it needs to crank longer, or would have started sooner.
2. Device like SPP6e (in my thinking) can feel to see if the engine fired. May not have started, but the "E Class" gets a little feedback from the compressor.
3. A true Potential Relay Assist is like having a dashboard tachometer. It can "see" the compressor running and takes the Start Capacitor out of circuit just then. Some RVP/Coleman units have a Potential Relay. The "5-2-1" Start Assist claims to have an electronic Potential Relay. If it does, it'd be better than SPP6e and way better than SPP6 or an OEM PTCR kit.
I don't know a way to see which is best without trying them, at least SPP6e vs. 5-2-1. The average clamp-on AC Ammeter isn't quick enough to capture the peak inrush current.
From what I read here:
1. PTCR is the bare-bones approach to hard start assist. Like "I crank my car for the count of three and it usually starts" which disregards the possibility it needs to crank longer, or would have started sooner.
2. Device like SPP6e (in my thinking) can feel to see if the engine fired. May not have started, but the "E Class" gets a little feedback from the compressor.
3. A true Potential Relay Assist is like having a dashboard tachometer. It can "see" the compressor running and takes the Start Capacitor out of circuit just then. Some RVP/Coleman units have a Potential Relay. The "5-2-1" Start Assist claims to have an electronic Potential Relay. If it does, it'd be better than SPP6e and way better than SPP6 or an OEM PTCR kit.
I don't know a way to see which is best without trying them, at least SPP6e vs. 5-2-1. The average clamp-on AC Ammeter isn't quick enough to capture the peak inrush current.
