Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
You would be fine with 625VA and no soft start circuit, so if you restart the PSU with the thermistor still hot the current is still going to be less than without anything, so either way it's not a problem.
What is the sort of level where soft start becomes important? I kept hitting the figure 500VA when reading, which is why I was looking at including it. Are there other factors that might impact on the choice, ie running it off a standard domestic wall socket, etc?