stockmr2

just got a welder but need a extension cord from my dryer to garage.

on another forum, a guy was sayin that i can buy a standard 110v heavy duty 10/3 extension cord and change the receptacle.
i looked up a 110v 10/3 heavy duty cord at my local store and its is rated at 20amp.

my question is :

are all 10/3 wires strand and solid the same?

the ext. cord that i looked up that is rated at 20amp, is that the receptacle or the wire that is 20amp limited

Syner-G-Racing LLC

get something around 50amps rated. it'll be good for 40 amps continuous. if you weld long runs or anything pulsed on that 20amp your gonna trip the breaker or the extension cord will get pretty close to melting. I use 8/3 ext cables for 50' or less and if its gonna be 75' bigger I use 6/3. just search "welder extension cords" in google. they'll show where to get em. I get 50' for for $65-$75.

k24em2

What kind of welder did you buy?

RCautoworks

I used two of these on this site, was cleared by the inspector. Went this route for some time, then changed. I never noticed a voltage drop until I welded with out these. I use to set my amps to like 70 and weld sch10, now I can set it to about 50 and weld sch10

http://www.brwelder.com/indext...y=155

essex

I used this with the dryer plug

http://store.weldingdepot.com/....html


I bought it from Home depot though....it's stranded

stockmr2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by essex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I used this with the dryer plug

http://store.weldingdepot.com/....html


I bought it from Home depot though....it's stranded</TD></TR></TABLE>

i went to my local hd and lowes but they didnt have any stranded 10/3s. thats what i was looking for and but in 30amp, i was trying buy it locally but couldnt find it. hence the orignal question.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by k24em2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What kind of welder did you buy?</TD></TR></TABLE>

clarke 180en 220v mig single phase.

i know its not great but also didnt want to go broke on my first welder.


Modified by stockmr2 at 12:41 AM 12/25/2007


Modified by stockmr2 at 12:42 AM 12/25/2007

stockmr2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Syner-G-Racing LLC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get something around 50amps rated. it'll be good for 40 amps continuous. if you weld long runs or anything pulsed on that 20amp your gonna trip the breaker or the extension cord will get pretty close to melting. I use 8/3 ext cables for 50' or less and if its gonna be 75' bigger I use 6/3. just search "welder extension cords" in google. they'll show where to get em. I get 50' for for $65-$75. </TD></TR></TABLE>

im almost sure my welder is 30amp max and my dryer breaker is 30 or 40 amp and the length im trying to obtain is 40-50 ft

k24em2

i wouldnt run anything smaller than stranded 8/3

stockmr2

aite ill go wid 8/3 but i couldnt find it for the price you guys saying your finding it for (65-75). $127 is the lowest i found is that normal pricing?

k24em2

Copper is high right now, so yes. You could probably save some money if you make your own cable.