A scroll compressor is more economically constructed and operated. The scroll compressor includes an orbiting scroll member, a non-orbiting scroll member, and a single phase electric motor, the single phase electric motor further includes a rotor, a stator having a plurality of slots, the stator being mounted concentrically with the rotor, an aluminum start winding that is wound within a portion of the slots distal from the rotor, a copper main winding that is wound with a portion of the slots between the aluminum start winding and the rotor, and a drive shaft coupled to the rotor, the drive shaft being configured to couple to the orbiting scroll member of a scroll compressor to cause the orbiting scroll member to orbit the non-orbiting scroll member.