21 Jan
2009
21 Jan
'09
12:35 p.m.
On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 12:32 -0500, William Donzelli wrote:
Or adapt a recoil start from a lawnmower engine, to give the motor a
flick as you apply power.
Gordon
One of the big
problems in dealing with this is the in-rush current which is
*really* impressive. Go look at the KL10 installation manual on the specs.
It's a bit scary to have an in-rush current that high (for up to 1-2
seconds). I don't know if those converters are set up for those kinds of
in-rush current. My understanding was they were set up more for inductive
loads (ie motors) but never having dealt with them, I'm working from
ignorance.
It should not be a problem - the wiring in your building can certainly
take a short overload like that. If you are concerned, you can put a
motor starter in the line that drops a low value resistance in for a
tiny amount of time just at startup.