Abstract: Electric motor starter circuits for operating motors which cannot be restarted under load, but which maintain sufficient momentum during merely momentary interruptions of AC power to continue normal operation upon power restoration. Conventional motor starter circuits drop the motor off line, even in the event of momentary interruptions. The starters disclosed herein prevent unintended and unnecessary equipment down time as a result of AC motor starters dropping out during mere momentary power interruptions through the provision of a delayed drop out circuit including a DC voltage storage capacitor connected to the coil of the motor starter relay subsequent to the initiation of normal AC energization. In one embodiment, actual motor rotation is sensed to determine when to allow the motor starter relay to drop out.