boyle78
Senior Member
- Location
- new hampshire
I was looking for some options that some of you might have for my problem. Have a 7.5hp 240v single phase compressor in a detatched dwelling garage. No surprise that when that pig starts the lights flicker. I'm worried about reduced life of the electronic ballasts, and if the compressor is being used alot the alarm clocks in the house (off the same transformer) have to be reset. I know Baldor has a soft start...but way too pricey. A vfd isn't going to work since it's single phase, so I was wondering about adding an accessory starter capacitor or a deep well controler/starter. I wasn't sure if this was the way to go. Other than that, I'm looking at swapping out the 7.5 for a 5 hp single phase. I would think this option would reduce startup current, but it would just take longer to fill the tank right? Any help or ideas would be awesome.