David Combs wrote:

Also, in the last "n" years, have the AC manufaacturers tried
to build around the "everyone's running their AC's and voltage
is a bit (a tad) low"?

My one window unit had a unique start up, and I always guessed it was
for low voltage reasons. The fan would start about a second or so
before the compressor. I always thought it should have been the other
way around with the compressor starting first.