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  1. MarkMaxPayne

    Micro-air Easystart/Bluetooth

    By replacing your startup capacitor with its much smarter electronics it lowers the amount of AC current required to start your air conditioner or heatpump by up to 60% to even 75%. So, let's say you are plugged into a 15 or 20 Amp circuit while moochdocking, you might be able to run one of...
  2. C

    Dead batteries

    You may need a full blown vehicle charger... sone "trickle chargers" wouldn't pump out much. I haven't tried this... butbif you can start your coach, or start your coach with a jump. Let it run...and check the voktage on the chassis on your digi-level display. When it gets up around 13+...
  3. S

    Question Micro Air Easy Starts

    I purchased the EasyStart soft starts prior to my Canadian trip as we were informed most parks had 30 amp service only and that depended on them having electric service. (lots of outages & brown outs) They are well worth the money to me as I could run two Acs on 30 amp. However not the Acs and...
  4. TheLooks

    Generator advice

    Your AC might require less to start, might be smaller unit, or could have a soft start processor already in it, and might be newer then mine. Glad yours works, 3000 is your running watts most likely, not your surge watts.
  5. Neal

    Micro-air Easystart/Bluetooth

    The Micro-Air soft start has no dependency on or connection to a thermostat. It is a capacitor replacement.
  7. T

    Micro-air Easystart/Bluetooth

    Also, I see lots of people talk about having soft starts, but what is the practical benefit of it?
  8. Scotttkd2

    FYI Have to be careful with electric loads

    ...an option for an overnight stay while on the road. As mentioned previously the start up of the AC is where you are probably getting overloaded. Last time I looked Soft start makes a dogbone version of their otherwise "installed at each AC" device, might be worth a look for use while traveling.
  9. H

    Question Micro Air Easy Starts

    I measure the value of tech and most anything else for that matter with an equation consisting of the value of whatever it is over the value of the p.i.t.a. factor. It's relative of course ( my p.i.t.a. threshold is low), but for me if the quotient is to the right of the decimal it's going...
  10. Neal

    Dometic A/C problems

    ...an electrician but I wonder if something electrical is the cause such as insufficient power for the units? Some of us install Micro-Air soft starts to help ease the voltage spike...
  11. F

    Tying invertor to AC circuit

    Just ask this question with no details. 2014 Dynamax Dynastar 32XL. Installed lithium batteries and solar. Soft start on AC units. Would like to run unit while traveling from invertor. How is the best way to put AC Units on invertor circuit. They are only on shore and generator power currently.
  13. J

    Harvest Host at Pine Drive Farm VA

  14. TJ&LadyDi

    New and interested in everything!

    Those numbers were general, but were referencing this soft-start unit; https://www.softstartusa.com/?utm_source=2 TJ
  15. Neal

    Need new AC?

    I'm thankful mine lasted this long, I attribute it to using soft starts. I did not expect to get 7 years out of them, hope they keep going but it's in the mental budget of it's okay if they fail now, I got more time than expected out of them. Even in storage I do run them as I learned from my...
  16. Jabber Jaw

    Properly turning off your Dometic RV Roof Air Conditioners

    Education needed! What does "soft start" mean & what does it actually do? Maybe gradually increase the current flow at start up? What are the benefits, other than what TJ just mentioned?:unsure:
  17. MobileRVService.com

    Dometic Penguin II impossible to find

    ...parts (2 dongle/adapters) and the Freshjet 5 HP: The new unit has the new control box installed already. You have to still add a soft start if on inverters or transfer it over. New control box is not plug and play with old newmar (2019) Penguin adapter plug (DC, furnace, shed etc) but it...
  19. TJ&LadyDi

    A/C soft start units

    ...and it made a huge difference. Before the soft-start, our house lights would dim noticeably for an instant (kind of a blink). After the install, I never know when it starts. And, our heat pump service tech swears that using a soft start significantly improves the life of the compressor...
  20. Joe Dutchstar

    A/C soft start units

    We have a soft start installed on the front Ac/HP so we can run that one on the inverter when on battery power.
  21. TJ&LadyDi

    Properly turning off your Dometic RV Roof Air Conditioners

    Adding "soft start" to virtually any high-draw equipment is beneficial. We've had a large heat pump unit at the sticks-and-bricks for several years. Every time the unit started, the house lights would blink/dim momentarily. A couple years ago, the tech who does our annual service on the unit...
  22. "EZ"

    Generator/ AC power

    ...be able to get the second one started but most of the time you'll kick the breaker trying to start it. This is why some people buy the "soft start" kit for the A/C units. It keeps them from spiking the amps during the start so they can get by on 30 amps to run both A/C units. Without the...
  23. Buly

    2018-2022 Bay Star Power Cord Reel Install

    After all that happened, I installed Soft Start on two of the most used AC’s. Tightening the lugs in the transfer box should be done once in a while. Also the AC breakers panel. I neglected it, and melted part of the panel $$$
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