> > Guess I still don't see the problem with temporarily using an
> > "extension cord"
> > from the laundry room. Even if your garage is detached, you
> > can lay the wire on the ground temporarily, then pick it up
> > when you're done welding for awhile. I agree you eventually
> > want a permanent outlet in the garage, but you said you were
> > anxious to get started welding ...
I don't like to contribute to electricity discussions as I'm not an
electrician but I used to have access to someone who would tell
me what to buy and what to do.
I just went out and looked at my breakers and I'm running my 5hp
compressor on a 30amp breaker. My Lincoln SquareWave 175
is running off a 125amp breaker. Can't tell you what the wire size
is but it's bigger than anything other than the mains.
It's also run to the garage in flexible conduit and I vaguely remember
a calculation involving what size and number of wires can be run into
a given cross section of conduit.
Since a "300" sounds considerably larger than my "175" I am, in
my ignorance, concerned about extension cords. I'm seeing some
kid in an AC/DC t-shirt shouting "Fire, Fire! he-heh"
Steve Shipley
Seattle, WA
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