Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus and an arrangement for starting and protecting an electrically driven motor-compressor unit. A protector switch and a PTC resistor have a common housing with a bore and slot construction adapted for clamping the housing to the external pressure tube of the motor-compressor unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a starter device for single phase, asynchronous motors, the starter device being of the type which provides a PTC resistor for series starting operation with the auxiliary winding. The starter device may be used for different types of motors by reason of an arrangement of contacts for connecting the main and auxiliary windings, starting capacitors and a two phase power supply which accommodates different modes of starting operation required by different motors.Three capacitor contacts provide for connecting capacitors in different ways relative to the PTC resistor and one of two sets of winding contacts may be selected to suit a desired mode of starting operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a resistor of the type having a resistance which varies with temperature such as PTC and NTC resistors. The resistor is characterized by having three or more connector pads and several different arrangements for the connector pads.