microair easy start results
Well, here is a summary of the microair easy start on my coleman MachIII 13.5KBTU AC. First, the current results before installation. I had the supco soft start cap along with a 10 second time de...
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time2roll wrote:Bobbo wrote:I have never understood why the fan should start before the compressor. At home the compressor starts first.
BTW, the EastStart video says it has a 5 second delay. When the fan starts, the EasyStart delays 5 seconds before letting the compressor begin to start.
Maybe the fan will get the generator off idle and ready to ramp up the throttle.
that's the easy start reasoning. However, my reasoning is different. I'd rather not have the extra few amps draw as the compressor tries to start given the honda's marginal surge capability for this application. So I changed my agastat delay to 10 seconds, lets the compressor get going, then the honda is rev'd up and then the fan starts.
so far it doesn't show any issue starting compressor first.
either way probably is ok. the big thing is that in neither case does the compressor and fan try to start at the same time. the fan in mine has a start cap, but there is still an inrush load above normal running load, and staggering them is the best thing to do.
