> These circuits are generally designed for water pumps and the load on
> these motors are usually constant.  However, with a compressor, I
> understand that the load starts to increase once it cycles on.  As
> such I can forsee many scenerios where the compressor may stall after
> pressure has built up in the system and this circuit will continue to
> hammer it with high energy surges particularly at sun-up and sun-down.

And small clouds, birdss, etc.


> I considered using huge caps like 1 farad to reduce the number of
> failed starts.  ie once this cap has charged the chance that the
> compressor continues to run is increased reducing stop start cycles
> thereby reducing wear and tear.

The cap solution is way larger and more expensive than a battery.

Why are you so much against using a battery?

> Any thoughts?
>
> Cheerful Regards
>
> Justin
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