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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
Its been my experience that 120 amps is enough to do any job on the vette and more often 90a so you never use the welder at full ampacity anyway.
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Hence my recommendation to use the chepo 10 or 12 and see if it works. 20 foot is not that long so voltage drop should not be excessive. If he uses the higher settings the wire may get hot but won't damage the welder. It will just put out less amps.
Its been my experience that 120 amps is enough to do any job on the vette and more often 90a so you never use the welder at full ampacity anyway.
Its been my experience that 120 amps is enough to do any job on the vette and more often 90a so you never use the welder at full ampacity anyway.
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Originally Posted by turtlevette View Post
Hence my recommendation to use the chepo 10 or 12 and see if it works. 20 foot is not that long so voltage drop should not be excessive. If he uses the higher settings the wire may get hot but won't damage the welder. It will just put out less amps.
Its been my experience that 120 amps is enough to do any job on the vette and more often 90a so you never use the welder at full ampacity anyway.
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I hate to be an a--, but where does he say it's for the vette? Maybe he is building a water tower for his factory next door.
TOO FUNNY !!
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Originally Posted by turtlevette View Post
Hence my recommendation to use the chepo 10 or 12 and see if it works. 20 foot is not that long so voltage drop should not be excessive. If he uses the higher settings the wire may get hot but won't damage the welder. It will just put out less amps.
Its been my experience that 120 amps is enough to do any job on the vette and more often 90a so you never use the welder at full ampacity anyway.
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I hate to be an a--, but where does he say it's for the vette? Maybe he is building a water tower for his factory next door.
TOO FUNNY !!
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2) That is why you must not extend the power cord if the welder with the same size leads. To quote myself "The cable on the welder is the longest it can be for the max rated power. Any longer and you fry your welder or trip your breaker. Talking about the power cord, not the welding leads.
3) Yes it does, you might be able to find it on thier website but I am not sure. Its pricey but good stuff. Used as "shore" power for RV's and boats.
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
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I made an extension cord for my arc welder and it works just fine. 10 guage I believe. I've also put on LONG extensions for when I used to weld on semi-trailers and they also worked fine.
I've also used an arc welder to thaw frozen underground metal pipes. Yes, that happens here on the frozen tundra. I've done it on runs as long as 200 ft. using an aluminum "extension" wire to get to the far end. Again, no problem.
I've also used an arc welder to thaw frozen underground metal pipes. Yes, that happens here on the frozen tundra. I've done it on runs as long as 200 ft. using an aluminum "extension" wire to get to the far end. Again, no problem.
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
you should be able to find some #12 or #10 extension cord type wire. It might even be easier to cut up a cheap extension cord.
Since its not a built in you don't need to follow any electrical code.
Rarely do i ever go past the 120 amp setting on my welder and it works fine for me.
Since its not a built in you don't need to follow any electrical code.
Rarely do i ever go past the 120 amp setting on my welder and it works fine for me.
Lookie what i said on post 10. But i don't know sheit.
