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EasyStart™ 364: The Airstreamers’ Answer to RV A/C Starting on Small Generators (Micro-Air)

The EasyStart™ 364 People

The Most Sophisticated, Best Performing, And Lowest Cost Soft Starter In The World!

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Who is Micro-Air?

• Micro-Air was founded in 1983, and has always manufactured

the digital controls for Marine Air Systems.

• Micro-Air began manufacturing almost all of the digital

controls for the Cruisair brand after Dometic purchased both brands in 2003.

• Today, Micro-Air continues producing almost all of the digital

cabin and chiller controls used by Dometic Marine. We also sell controls to all the top marine HVAC OEMs in the USA.

• We developed many other controls manufactured in volume

for OEMs: air conditioning, refrigeration, ice machines, water makers, safety equipment and even paintball guns.

Then… And now… Allentown, NJ - Established 1983

What Is The EasyStart™?

• EasyStart™ is the only soft starter for single-phase

motors operating at 115-240VAC/50-60Hz, exclusively available from Micro-Air and its dealers.

• With unmatched performance and compressor-

protection features, it allows you to start your air conditioner on a limited power source, such as a generator, inverter or 30-amp hookup, when it

• therwise would not have been possible.
• Popular applications include: RV Rooftop A/Cs, marine

A/Cs and chillers, residential and commercial A/Cs, emergency power contexts, refrigeration equipment, and high-horsepower pump motors.

What Can It Do For You?

• Start your A/C without buying a second or bigger generator or

inverter

• Run 2 air conditioners on a 30-amp cord
• Sleep, with less noise, and cool all through the night
• Run your A/C with more appliances at the same time
• Five minute restart protection
• Protect your A/C’s compressor better than any OEM factory

configuration can

• Extend run time of A/C on battery bank power source

How EasyStart™ Works

• Reduces start current by up to 65-75%
• A one-of-a-kind soft starter for RV rooftop motors
• Gentle four part start ramp
• Five learning starts: It "learns" your A/Cs compressor motor
• EasyStart™ is the only solution that allows an air conditioner to
• perate on a smaller generator, inverter, or limited utility power,

even on a 2000 watt generator.

• Even in ECO mode, it is proven that EasyStart™ can start and run

any RV rooftop A/C on a Honda EU2000i generator

EasyStart Models

EasyStart 364 (3 ton) – RV / Marine

• The 364 is meant for all RV rooftop A/C

units from 5K to 36K BTUs. Most are less than 16K BTUs.

EasyStart 368 (6 ton) – Residential

• The 368 is meant for A/C units from

37K to 72K BTUs – mostly residential. Ask us about this application!

EasyStart™ Compressor Protection

• EasyStart™ continues to monitor and protect the compressor, even after

the start-up sequence is completed.

• Checks for fault conditions and indicates on LEDs the conditions found,

and waiting 5 minutes before attempting another restart:

 Stall – If the compressor stops rotating after the startup sequence is completed, perhaps due to low AC voltage (brownout).  Overcurrent – If compressor draws more current than the EasyStart™ is rated for.  Open Overload – If the Compressor overload protector (Klixon) opens due to compressor overheating or excessive current draw.  Wiring – If EasyStart™ wiring becomes disconnected or was improperly installed.  Power Interruption – If a very short duration (50ms) power interruption occurs, which is typically enough to stall the compressor.  Short-Cycle Prevention – If the thermostat calls to run the compressor again before 5 minutes has expired, allowing the internal refrigerant pressures to equalize. Note that this 5-minute timer is “smart” in that it even keeps track of the elapsed time while power is completely removed from the EasyStart™.

How does it compare to a hard start?

It’s Apples…

• Hard starts don’t solve problems. They “learn” nothing.
• They are a basic start capacitor in series with a temperature resistor without knowledge of your compressor.
• Hard starts actually increase start-up amperage torque and reduce the start-up duration. This hits your

compressor hard with no gentle ramp up and doesn’t always work.

• EasyStart dramatically reduces start-up amperage requirements AND distributes it over a longer period of

time – and gently too – with a very simple four wire installation.

And Oranges!

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EasyStart Examples –Wit’ and Wit’out

The Spike vs. The Gentle Ramp

ASY-364-X20 (3 ton)

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 1

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 2

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 3

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 4

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 5

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 6

Dometic Penguin II

EasyStart™ Installation Example

Step 7

Dometic Penguin II

Five Learning Starts

• Why?

▫ Software and hardware of the EasyStart learns your compressor motor

• n a solid power source to allow quiet, gentle starts every time.
• How?

▫ Connect to utility power and set your thermostat control (A/C or heat) to reach set point or connect to two 2000 watt generators in tandem (not in ECO mode) and do the same.

• When?

▫ The first five starts after installation.

• How Long?

▫ Allow the thermostat to cycle the air conditioner 5x normally or you can manually set the thermostat and cycle by hand. A five minute delay between starts automatically forced by EasyStart protects your compressor and requires this process to take at least 25 minutes.

That was Easy!

Questions?

The EasyStart™ 364 People

The Most Sophisticated, Best Performing, And Lowest Cost Soft Starter In The World!