Posted by MarkB_MI on October 29, 2012 at 02:48:55 from (75.198.106.153):
In Reply to: Stupidity on my part posted by Todd Hovick on October 28, 2012 at 16:29:41:
Thanks for sharing. Even though it might be a bit embarrassing for you, everybody needs to know what can happen if you cut corners.
This is a good example of an "accident chain of events". If you had installed a transfer switch, OR if you had not tapped in to your 220 circuit for 110, this would have never happened. It also sounds like you tied the cold side of your 110 outlet to ground, since compressors and welders usually have a three-wire connection, so that makes three mistakes. So it took three things to create your problem, if you had eliminated just one nothing would have happened.
There may also be a problem with your grounding. Make sure that your neutral and ground are tied together at the service disconnect, and that your welder outlet is properly grounded.
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