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ToolBoxTavern
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 Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 2:56 am Post subject: Welder Extension Cord |
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Buddy of mine had a 50 foot 8/3 gauge wire and gave it to me. I put a male plug on one end and two female plugs on the other. One for the welder and the other for the plasma cutter. Of course you cannot use both units at the same time.
Does anyone see an issue with this?
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 11:07 am Post subject: |
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ToolBoxTavern, if you have the cord plugged into a dedicated circuit with its own 50amp breaker I do not see a problem. I ran 6/3 to the front of my house (about 30') and use a 20' 6/3 extension cord.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| k.a.m. wrote: | | ToolBoxTavern, if you have the cord plugged into a dedicated circuit with its own 50amp breaker I do not see a problem. I ran 6/3 to the front of my house (about 30') and use a 20' 6/3 extension cord. |
Thanx for the reply. I was pretty sure it was good I just wanted someone else to be sure also and yes it is on its own 50 amp breaker. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same setup with a dual plug. I often leave both running with only one in full use at a time. I have had no problems.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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ToolBoxTavern, Are both machines rated for 50Amps?
If they are you should be good to go.
Just make sure your grounds are good and the metal boxes are also grounded, thier may be a strap on the recepticles. |
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ToolBoxTavern
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Wreckless wrote: | | I have the same setup with a dual plug. I often leave both running with only one in full use at a time. I have had no problems. |
Great to know. Thanx. |
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ToolBoxTavern
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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| GF wrote: | ToolBoxTavern, Are both machines rated for 50Amps?
If they are you should be good to go.
Just make sure your grounds are good and the metal boxes are also grounded, thier may be a strap on the recepticles. |
Both machines will be. I have an Horbart Iron Man 230 welder, but not the Plasma Cutter yet. It is in the making. I plan on getting Horbart Air Force 700i. Probably be next year though. Just planning ahead.
Thanx for the reply. |
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SWP5767
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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I run something similar too for a smaller welder. I think mine is 70 ft of 8/3.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20 11 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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everything looks up to snuff to me its the exact same setup i built for my machines
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ToolBoxTavern
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21 11 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| SWP5767 wrote: | | I run something similar too for a smaller welder. I think mine is 70 ft of 8/3. |
Thanx for the reply. |
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| killswitch505 wrote: | | everything looks up to snuff to me its the exact same setup i built for my machines |
Great to know. |
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ToolBoxTavern
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| I have been on some other forums and asked about this and have had my head cut off for doing this. Almost worries me. |
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| ToolBoxTavern wrote: | | I have been on some other forums and asked about this and have had my head cut off for doing this. Almost worries me. |
Let me guess either Hobart or Miller Maybe both.
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| ToolBoxTavern wrote: | | I have been on some other forums and asked about this and have had my head cut off for doing this. Almost worries me. |
lol yeah i bet its definitely not code but I've never had a problem and i highly doubt you will if you post this same thing on mike Holt or electrician talk you'll leave the forums shaking your head and calling a contractor to re-wire your whole house and your new cars common sense gos a long way
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ToolBoxTavern
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22 11 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| k.a.m. wrote: | | ToolBoxTavern wrote: | | I have been on some other forums and asked about this and have had my head cut off for doing this. Almost worries me. |
Let me guess either Hobart or Miller Maybe both. |
I dunno if I ever posted on miller before. I do post on Hobart, but they are not the ones that cut me down. |
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ToolBoxTavern
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| killswitch505 wrote: | | ToolBoxTavern wrote: | | I have been on some other forums and asked about this and have had my head cut off for doing this. Almost worries me. |
lol yeah i bet its definitely not code but I've never had a problem and i highly doubt you will if you post this same thing on mike Holt or electrician talk you'll leave the forums shaking your head and calling a contractor to re-wire your whole house and your new cars common sense gos a long way |
Thanx for the reply. I know its not code, but nothin around my white country trash house is. |
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ToolBoxTavern
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| Well I've done some welding and pushed the extension cord pretty good. At first I thought it was getting hot. It was warm to the touch, but I could hold on to it and I was worried, but the ends were dead in the sun. Later when they was in the shade I really cranked it up and ran some long beads and it was just fine. You would of thought there was a fan blowing on it. |
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