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Thank you, that makes things clearer. I am a one man shop, so could I use a single VFD or soft start large enough for the largest motor in the shop until I can build/buy one for each machine. for the soft start this would not appear inconvenient because it sounds like there is no interaction...

Currently, I have a MEP-802A, Onan 6.5 Gas, Onan 4.0 gas, Honda 2k and Ryobi 2300 but know I need a larger generator to power some larger machinery. I will have machines for working with both metal and wood. So far the motor with the highest inrush current is a 208V, 3 HP, 1735 RPM, 8.2A, code...

I plan a workshop where I have larger 3 phase motors that need high current to start but very little, in comparison, while operating. I do not wish to operate a generator at 1 gph when the generator is at 10% load or less. Generators can run for hours with less than proper load. The engines do...