Since 1992 · Tumakuru, Karnataka

About BTCO Starters

BTCO (Bhaskar Tekk Control) has made fully automatic starters for submersible pumps in Tumakuru since 1992. Our founder Bhaskar, a professor of electrical and electronics for 13 years before BTCO, set out to solve the problem farmers face every day: submersible motors that burn from dry run, overload, single phasing and voltage fluctuation. Every BTCO starter protects your motor from all of them, and starts it again by itself when power returns.

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  • 34+ years
  • 2,00,000+ happy customers
  • 6,58,000+ motors protected
  • 108 dealers & service centres
BTCO founder Bhaskar testing a starter panel with a multimeter at the Tumakuru factory

Our story

Why BTCO Started

BTCO (Bhaskar Tekk Control) was started in Tumakuru in 1992 by Bhaskar, out of his two great passions: electronics and farming. He saw what farmers face every day: submersible motors that burn from dry run, overload, single phasing and voltage fluctuation, and costly rewinding every season.

Before BTCO, Bhaskar spent 13 years as a professor in the Electrical and Electronics department. He used that knowledge to build practical, affordable, long-lasting fully automatic starters that protect the motor and switch it on again by themselves when power returns.

Today farmers across Karnataka use BTCO starters, with 108 dealers and service centres near them. We keep improving them: every BTCO starter can now be switched on and off from your phone by SMS or the BTCO app with the BTCO mobile starter.

BhaskarFounder, BTCO Starters, Tumakuru

  • 34+years making starters
  • 2,00,000+happy customers
  • 6,58,000+motors protected
  • 170products invented
  • 108dealers & service centres

What we make

Every BTCO Starter Stops Your Motor From Burning

Most submersible motors burn because of a problem in the borewell or the power supply. A BTCO starter watches for these problems all the time and stops the motor before it is damaged. Why submersible motors keep burning.

  • Dry Run

    Stops the motor when the borewell runs out of water, before it burns.

  • Overload

    Stops the motor when it draws too much current, before the winding burns.

  • Single Phasing

    Stops the motor when one phase goes missing, the most common reason motors burn.

  • Voltage Fluctuation

    Trips on the motor's current, so a voltage swing that would harm the motor stops it.

  • Grounding Protection

    Stops the motor on an earth leakage fault.

  • Cable Side Fault

    Stops the motor on a fault in the cable to the pump.

  • Supply Side Fault

    Stops the motor when a wire is cut, a fuse blows or a phase is missing.

Inside BTCO

Every Starter Is Made And Tested In Tumakuru

From the circuit board to the final check before dispatch.

  • Technician assembling starter wiring components at BTCO
  • BTCO Combined motor starters being built
  • Inside the BTCO starter factory in Tumakuru
  • Micro controller based motor starter on the BTCO work bench
  • BTCO starters being checked before dispatch in Tumakuru
  • BTCO team at work in the Tumakuru factory
  • Building BTCO electric auto starters
  • BTCO starter panels ready for testing
  • BTCO starter circuit boards
  • Assembling BTCO submersible pump starters
  • Quality check of BTCO starters
  • Testing BTCO electric auto starters
  • BTCO factory work bench in Tumakuru

Which Starter Suits Your Motor?

Answer a few questions about your motor and power supply, and we'll show the BTCO starter that protects it from burning.

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