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Subject: [Shop-talk] 220V extension cord with breaker
From: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:20:18 -0400
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Can't you just replace the breaker and the receptacle with 30 amp versions?

Doug
On Mar 30, 2011 5:09 PM, "Gil Fuqua" <Gil.Fuqua at cci-ir.com> wrote:
> I recently purchased a 220v band saw for my shop that has a 30 amp plug.
> My shop has plenty of 220v outlets, but they are all wired to 50 amp
> plugs and protected by 50 amp breakers. The 50 amp circuits were set up
> for a welder.
>
> I don't want to add new 30 amp plugs and breakers all over the shop. I
> would prefer to have something that would plug into the existing 50 amp
> sockets and terminate in a 30 amp receptacle for the saw. I also want
> to have a 30 amp breaker in the line that protects the saw. In other
> words, a 30 amp plug and circuit breaker down line from the 50 amp plug
> and breaker.
>
> What's the best way to do this while protecting the saw with a 30 amp
> breaker in the line?
>
> Gil
> Nashville
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