"Lobby Dosser" wrote in message
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"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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So what wonderful magical thing does a motor starter do that makes it so
vastly more functional and protective?


It turns off when the grid power goes off. When the power returns, the
device does not start until the switch is pressed.

--
National Socialism showed what can happen when very ordinary people get
control of a state and the merely opportunistic are regarded as
intellectuals.

Anthony Burgess



This type switch would have been nice on an 'old' Ryobi planer that I used
to have. While planing a board the power went off for about 5-6 seconds.
The operation stopped mid board. While wondering what was was going on the
power came back on. Unfortunately the planer did too except that the belt
driven cutter head knives were stuck in the board and the motor burned up
the belt before I realized what was going on. A magnetic switch would have
prevented that from happening.