How to make an AC Softstarter because my autotransformer keeps tripping my circuit breaker!

In this project video I will show you why my new autotransformer keeps tripping my circuit breaker and how I built an AC softstarter in order to "softly" start the transformer so that it does not trip my circuit breaker. Along the way we will find out how exactly this problem gets created and how...

Intermediate - 11 min - Maker Tech - GreatScott!

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What you'll need

• Soldering station: Temperature control for clean joints.
• Multimeter: The first tool you need.
• Electronic component kit: Resistors, LEDs and capacitors.
• Helping hands with magnifier: Hold small work steady.
• Solder and flux: Good joints need both.

Books

1. Make: Electronics by Charles Platt - View on Amazon
2. Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz - View on Amazon
3. The art of electronics by Paul Horowitz - View on Amazon
4. Open Circuits by Windell Oskay - View on Amazon
5. Electronic devices and circuits by Theodore F. Bogart - View on Amazon
6. Digital computer electronics by Albert Paul Malvino - View on Amazon

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