Woodworker's Journal

Raymond Innovations Soft Starter

any newer corded power tools have soft start features to eliminate “jackrabbit” starts that can jerk the tool in hand, dim the lights and even trip a breaker at start-up. But if you use power tools without the updated soft start electronics, there hasn’t been a solution to these problems. That is,

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