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I was given a nice ac225 stick welder my question is can I use a no. 10,3 wire on this welder or is no.10 wire to small . I have a dedicated 10,3 line in my shop that is 50 feet from the breaker. I know no. 6 or 8 would be better but has anyone ever tried a no. 10. The welder call for a 50 amp imput but this is at max output. Thanks guys
Reply:Not getting into electrical regs in what ever area. #10 is too small esp if you are going to crank it up, I think #10 is only good for about 30 amps and 50 feet is getting pretty long also. I run simmilar welder on about 30 feet of #8 fed from my main panel to shop panel, works ok and seldom trips the 40 amp breaker. Feed from my shop panel to welder plugs is just a few feet, and I think #6. One day I need to go to a bigger feed from my main panel to shop panel. Having only 40 amps is touch and go, It powers PT 185, or 240 amp buzz box, lathe, 240 v mill and compressor ect, but I can't play with more than one big toy at a time. I had the arc welder wired on the 208 volt tap instead of the 230V to give it a bit more arc voltage But run like that it was tripping the 40 amp breaker if I cranked it up.Last edited by Timberwolf; 08-27-2008 at 10:54 AM.
Reply:Using 1/8" 7018 will trip the breaker on a 30 amp circuit with that machine. You can download the manual for that machine at LincolnElectric.com. It will tell you what you are wanting to know. I frequently run mine on a 100' #4 copper extension cord with no problems. Run my XMT304 off of the same cord as well.The difference between art and craft is the quality of the workmanship. I am an artist. |
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