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My son is taking a welding course at the local community college and purchased a used Lincoln 220 v welder from CL. I need to run a 220 v circuit of about 35 feet in length to the garage. I've done some basic wiring, running a few extra circuits to my basement shop etc. but by no means do I consider myself proficient at wiring. I need some guidance as far as wire type and double breaker size before proceeding. I have looked at a couple of you tube videos but they were rather generic in nature and I want to make sure I properly wire for a welder. Thanks in advance for any help.
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danceswithticks said:
...purchased a used Lincoln 220 v welder from CL. .......I want to make sure I properly wire for a welder.
Find the model and serial number of the welder.
Go to
http://www.millerwelds.com/service/ownersmanuals.phpDownload the manual.
It will have all the electrical specs, plus a bunch of others stuff.
Then go to
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.p...ode-(2014) (Is it forbidden to mention "that other forum"??)
Check the applicable wiriing size and techniques, or come back here after finding out the electrical requirements.
Assuming an attached garage within city limits???
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You need to know the specs on the welder. Either post the wiring specs from the manual or provide the make/model so we can look it up.
Considering you will likely need a fairly heavy wire gauge, I'd definitely consider just going whole hog and putting in a sub-panel and surface mount wiring to the welder plug and have power available for whatever else you want in the future.
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I'm surprised there isn't something on the welder itself. I would venture to say that if you google the model number you should be able to find your answer. 220 itself is easy but you are right to look for the breaker and wire size.
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50 amps is about the standard for a home use welding plug. You'll need 6ga wire.
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Thanks, you're spot on. I did a little dirt cleaning and did found the spec sticker that I thought was missing. Thanks all for the help.
