Please move to DC to broaden our tax base. On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 1:44 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I’m going to be selling the house soon so probably not going to run new > service to the garage to accommodate the welder so will just put in a > socket near the shutoff circuit and get an extension cord to have a bit > more flexibility. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Mar 20, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Were it me, I'd put a standard 220V welder socket in the garage (or > wherever), > > Buy the mating plug, and a suitable length of cable, and replace the cord > > on the welder with it. Buy a second socket and a drop box, and use the > > welder's original cable to make a 110->220 adapter, so you can continue > > to use the welder on a 110V outlet. Done, and safe. Any other 220V > appliance > > you fed 110V this way would be underwhelmed perhaps, but unlikely to die > or > > start a fire. (Completely the opposite of what their adapter can do.) > > > > (And, if you were to ever come up with a Miller or other _nice_ welder, > > you have a place to plug it in already.) > > > > Alternately, just ignore 220V and enjoy your welder as-is. > > > > I would bury that start-a-fire adapter that came with the welder > somewhere > > it would never see the light of day again. Perhaps destroy it first, > then send > > it to the recycler's. WORST IDEA EVER! > > > > I put a 220V outlet in the barn, as a kid. It was for the hay > elevator. It was > > a standard outlet, as a standard plug was what was on the elevator, and > we > > used a standard extension cord to feed it. I re-strapped the motor to > 220V, > > as we were plagued by the inability to feed it enough current on 110V. > (That > > really perked the old girl up.) To avoid tragedy, this outlet was on a > ceiling joist, > > overhead, and had "220V" painted on the plate. Hard to reach. Best I > could > > do, without incurring a significant expense for all-new 220V stuff. No > > tragedies yet, in the 40+ years since. > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
