Welding Extension Cord
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Welding Extension Cord I am looking for a 50ft extension cord to work with my Lincoln 175HD. Any idea where I can get one of these...it will need to have the NEMA 6-50 male/female plugs on the ends.
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Get ready for some sticker shock.
Stuff's expensive.
I looked at making my own from parts from http://www.mcmaster-carr.com - ouch.
A google search on welder extension cord reveals a few
I need one for my Lincoln AC arc welder (but only about 25 feet). May just do some dumpster diving here at work (power company) for some big wire.
Stuff's expensive.
I looked at making my own from parts from http://www.mcmaster-carr.com - ouch.
A google search on welder extension cord reveals a few
I need one for my Lincoln AC arc welder (but only about 25 feet). May just do some dumpster diving here at work (power company) for some big wire.
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So what size cable should I use for this if I need 50ft.? I wired up a 50A breaker...so I am assuming that I should use cable that is good for 50A over that distance? Any advice would be a big help, I am not a big electrical guy (if you can't tell).
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Go to a local electrical suppy store and tell them what your lookin to do and im sure they will hook you up with the right stuff.I have a home made one also and it works great.
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I found a set of military slave (jumper) cables at a Army/Navy surplus store. I dont know if these were used for jump starting tanks, of for starting aircraft. but they were 50 feet long exactly. They were reasonable too, IIRC they were either $20 or $25.
I don't know what gage wire it is, but it is about as big around as my little finger, say just under 1/2 inch. The connector on one end was fried, but I didn't want it for the connectors anyway. I put a male 240/50amp oven plug on one end and on the other end I made a small box to hold one 240/50 amp female, and two 120/20 amp female sockets. Braking the 240v down to 120v at the end of the line really helps some of my 120 electrical tools run better than they would from a regular 50 foot extension cord.
I don't know what gage wire it is, but it is about as big around as my little finger, say just under 1/2 inch. The connector on one end was fried, but I didn't want it for the connectors anyway. I put a male 240/50amp oven plug on one end and on the other end I made a small box to hold one 240/50 amp female, and two 120/20 amp female sockets. Braking the 240v down to 120v at the end of the line really helps some of my 120 electrical tools run better than they would from a regular 50 foot extension cord.
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So is this a good deal, $127 for a 50' cord? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=67042
10/3 SO wire is going to run around $1.60 per foot. Recepticals are going to be $12-15 dollars each. Then add your sales tax. Might be able to save a few more dollars if you shop around for the best prices.
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Thanks guys, I pussed out and just ordered the one off of ebay. It will be overkill for now, but when I get a bigger machine in the future I should be able to use it.
Thanks for all of the help.
Thanks for all of the help.
