mike paulson said: (quoted from post at 11:27:20 06/25/11) just wanna clarify i'm not talking about lead length but extension cord lenght,..
i do have the correct line cord rated for the welders electrical draw, just wanna know what some of you guy's have.
and am i going about this the right way, should i be extending my leads instead of my extension cord? and if i do make a second extension cord is it ok to have a 30 and a 40ft plugged into each other or must it be a strait run? thanks for any info. i'm looking for about 70ft.
I think John T is telling you right.
I think it would be cheaper to extend the power cord than the welder leads. every foot of wire has a little resistance... the bigger the wire the less resistance. the longer the wire the more resistance. the more current across a resistance the more power is wasted as heat... the heat is not good for the insulation on the wires and any power wasted in the wires is not used for welding... what you're paying for it for.
I think number 6 is what you want for 70 feet at 2% voltage drop you could probably get away with number 8 if you really wanted to.
This post was edited by realolman at 12:31:05 06/25/11.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Fordson F Ignition System - by Anthony West. A fellow restorer contacted me earlier this year asking for some help and advice on a model F that he was restoring. He had over a period of months spent a fair amount of his hard earned cash on replacement parts for the old "trembler" ignition. Sadly though all his efforts seemed to be a waste of time and money as he still couldn''t get the temperamental old thing to run correctly!! If i said that this was a little frustrating for him that would be "conservative" in fact the problem had reduce
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
