Soft Start question
I installed a briidea soft start on my Coleman-Mach A/C. After installation A/C came on I see a "green light" on the soft start unit which is supposed to mean it is working. Should the voltage change...
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I can’t say for certain, but I also have a Coleman Mach 1 P.S. with a ‘EasyStart’ soft-start, so a couple of observations:
First off, it’ll take several start and stop cycles for the soft-start ‘to learn’ how best to properly function…
Considering that the fan and compressor are starting-up and running simultaneously, 111v seems acceptable (108v is typically the lower design limit), and may have something to do with the power supply (especially summertime in a RV park!) or robustness of supply wiring, though I wouldn’t necessarily count this to be an item of primary concern - JMO…
On ours, I set the t-stat function switch so that the fan is on continuous LOW speed, while compressor has about a built-in 3 min start-up delay…This helps avoid the likelihood of concurrent dual motor starts, thereby reducing overall inductance (current surge)…
Hope this helps :)
3 tons
First off, it’ll take several start and stop cycles for the soft-start ‘to learn’ how best to properly function…
Considering that the fan and compressor are starting-up and running simultaneously, 111v seems acceptable (108v is typically the lower design limit), and may have something to do with the power supply (especially summertime in a RV park!) or robustness of supply wiring, though I wouldn’t necessarily count this to be an item of primary concern - JMO…
On ours, I set the t-stat function switch so that the fan is on continuous LOW speed, while compressor has about a built-in 3 min start-up delay…This helps avoid the likelihood of concurrent dual motor starts, thereby reducing overall inductance (current surge)…
Hope this helps :)
3 tons
