Well if it was hard wired into something you were building BS 7671, it would need something, but not necessarily a sepearte box marked "starter", thought that would be the easiest..

From the regs section 552

Every electric motor having a rating exceeding 0.37 kW shall be provided with control equipment

incorporating means of protection against overload of the motor.

This requirement does not apply to a motor incorporated in an item of current-using equipment complying as a whole with an appropriate British or Harmonized Standard.


So there are a couple of cases when there may not be a starter to see in the normal sense. Either the whole thing complies with a different standard not requiring one, or the overload protection is handled another equivalent way - so there may be some sort of overheat sensor or trip built into the motor itself - which is quite likely in a 'luggable' portable appliance, which is what this sounds like. (you'd not see a separate stater in a lawnmower for example)

regards

Mike.

Many thanks for the reply Mike,

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