need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
12-02-2006, 04:45 PM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
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you might have to buy a female and a male, then wire them together with the correct polarity.
you might have to buy a female and a male, then wire them together with the correct polarity.
12-02-2006, 11:25 PM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
Originally Posted by highroller54
I think Iam going to cut the ------- plug off and put a new one on. What do I need to know about wiring this bitch up?
12-03-2006, 12:21 AM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
Ok if its a two vert and one ground thats 115, one vert one horiz is a 20A+ 115v, and two horiz are 220.
Simple to do single phase.
115V 15A - 50A service you use single breaker, use 10/3 or 8/3 Romex wire. On the outlet brass hooks to the black(hot) silver to the common(white)
and green to the ground.
220 50Ax2 service uses 2 breakers, use 8/3 or 4/3 Romex wire. Your black wire hooks to breaker 1, white wire to breaker 2, and bare or green to common. When wiring the plug up the black and white are hooked to the blades and common to the round.
Simple to do single phase.
115V 15A - 50A service you use single breaker, use 10/3 or 8/3 Romex wire. On the outlet brass hooks to the black(hot) silver to the common(white)
and green to the ground.
220 50Ax2 service uses 2 breakers, use 8/3 or 4/3 Romex wire. Your black wire hooks to breaker 1, white wire to breaker 2, and bare or green to common. When wiring the plug up the black and white are hooked to the blades and common to the round.
12-03-2006, 08:41 AM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
Originally Posted by BigWheeze
Ok if its a two vert and one ground thats 115, one vert one horiz is a 20A+ 115v, and two horiz are 220.
Simple to do single phase.
115V 15A - 50A service you use single breaker, use 10/3 or 8/3 Romex wire. On the outlet brass hooks to the black(hot) silver to the common(white)
and green to the ground.
220 50Ax2 service uses 2 breakers, use 8/3 or 4/3 Romex wire. Your black wire hooks to breaker 1, white wire to breaker 2, and bare or green to common. When wiring the plug up the black and white are hooked to the blades and common to the round.
Simple to do single phase.
115V 15A - 50A service you use single breaker, use 10/3 or 8/3 Romex wire. On the outlet brass hooks to the black(hot) silver to the common(white)
and green to the ground.
220 50Ax2 service uses 2 breakers, use 8/3 or 4/3 Romex wire. Your black wire hooks to breaker 1, white wire to breaker 2, and bare or green to common. When wiring the plug up the black and white are hooked to the blades and common to the round.
Originally Posted by c0mpl3x
2 hots a neutral and a common.
Go to the hardware store or HomeDepot and get the right plug. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to swap them and cost around $5. :1
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12-03-2006, 09:19 AM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
4/3? WTF? That's confusing.
It's only a 2 wire plug. It's either 2 hots and a ground(220v) or a hot, neutral and a ground(120v).
Go to the hardware store or HomeDepot and get the right plug. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to swap them and cost around $5. :1
It's only a 2 wire plug. It's either 2 hots and a ground(220v) or a hot, neutral and a ground(120v).
Go to the hardware store or HomeDepot and get the right plug. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to swap them and cost around $5. :1
12-03-2006, 10:30 AM
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Re: need help with a 240v adapter/plug for my welder/heater
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
It's only a 2 wire plug. It's either 2 hots and a ground(220v) or a hot, neutral and a ground(120v).
Go to the hardware store or HomeDepot and get the right plug. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to swap them and cost around $5. :1
