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Podcast: HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episode: Soft Start & Solar - Short #202
Description: In this short podcast episode, Bryan dives into soft start & solar technology, which often work together. He also talks about how we can install ductless systems in homes that rely on solar power. Soft starts are NOT hard starts. Hard starts add more current to the start (auxiliary) winding, which creates a stronger phase shift. Instead, soft starts control the current on the start and run windings and provide just enough of a phase shift to ramp up the motor slowly; it provides a regulated power supply, which means that a slow startup doesn't necessarily cause overheating...