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Podcast: HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs
Episode: Hard Start Kits, Types, and Applications w/ James Bowman
Description: In this episode, Bryan speaks with James Bowman from Rectorseal about hard start kits, PTCR devices, run capacitors, compressor overheating, and the Kick Start product. We also go pretty in-depth on potential relays and how they operate. Hard start kits are mechanical potential relays connected to a capacitor, and they aid in starting the compressor. They come in two-wire and three-wire types. However, they have some pitfalls. For example, they are easy to abuse. You may also come across a "hard start kit" that does not have a mechanical potential relay (such as a PTCR), which is...