An starter and protector for an energy-saving integral single-phase alternating current motor, belonging to cold compressor motor protecting equipment technology field, includes a housing, a cover, a motor protector mounted in the housing, a motor starter mounted on the housing, and a plug-in sheet mechanism composed of a L plug-in sheet, a N plug-in sheet and an earthing plug-in sheet. The motor starter includes a first pin, a second pin and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor, and is characterized in that the two ends of the positive temperature coefficient thermistor are equipped with a supporting wall separately, wherein the pair of the supporting walls being parallel with each other, a rostellum being arranged on the basic centered position of the upper side of each supporting wall, the two bottom sides of the positive temperature coefficient thermistor contacting the rostellum, and the two sides of the positive temperature coefficient thermistor holding with the first and the second pins separately. The invention has well energy-saving effect, and has substantial deflated volume, which being help to save the material for manufacturing the positive temperature coefficient thermistor.