What is a soft start?

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What is a soft start?..

Answer / sasen

Soft start is a term describing any electrical circuit
which reduces excess current during initial power-up of an
electric motor.

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What is a soft start?..

Answer / k.prakashchandra

It is an electronic stater using thyristors for limiting
voltage by varying the firing angle

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