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olcowhand
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 Posted - 12/24/2011 : 17:14:56
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| I should have said "for a small welder". I have a few welders. My large MIG runs on a 50amp, my little flux core on a 20amp. My large TIG/stick is on a 100amp breaker. All depends on what you got! |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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Danny
Australia
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Posted - 12/27/2011 : 03:30:11
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| Gentlemen, sorry to hijack the thread but I must be missing something. Here in Australia we have 240 volt and pretty much everything the bloke at home could want runs off 10amp. My compressor is 12cfm (from memory) and it's only 10A. My 140 Amp Fronius inverter welder is a 15 Amp unit that I run off a 10 Amp power point. Day in day out no worries. My 210 amp mig is also 10 Amp. Our next larger power choice is only available to commercial property and that's 3 phase 415 volt in amperages ranging from 10 to 32 and the rare 50amp outlet. How is it you require up to 100 Amp? |
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Talntedmrgreen
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2011 : 09:30:49
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| You got me... =] |
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canawler
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2011 : 18:22:15
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Normal household voltage in the states is 110-120 Volt single phase. Higher load devices (oven, clothing dryer, well pump, etc.) typically use two 110 circuits combined for 220 Volt.
Basic industrial use is 208 Vac 3-phase, 240 Vac 3-phase, or 480 Vac 3-phase. |
---Jim
'74 Allis-Chalmers Homesteader 8 X2
'67 Simplicity Broadmoor 717
'74 MTD 990
'67? Pennsylvania Meteor 1010
'93 Troybilt GTX-18 |
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olcowhand
USA
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Posted - 12/27/2011 : 20:33:09
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Originally posted by Danny
How is it you require up to 100 Amp?
This particular welder is a 310 amp AC/DC Tig/stick that also has a water cooling system that runs on the same circuit. |
Daniel in Ky -- So much to do, so little time!
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AC82
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Posted - 02/02/2012 : 13:14:20
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I just thought I would chime in on this one...
I am an electrician and my company also has an electric motor Sales/Service shop. The motor is definitely 230V only. I would put it on 20A breaker for sure (Breakers only continuously handle around 80% of their rating.) No less than #12 wire, #10 if the outlet is a long distance from the breaker box. |
-Alex
1959 VB Walker
1964 B10
1978 716H
1980 7112H |
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Compressing Air
