The hot socket wasn't the extension cord issue - it was the socket and plug issue.

I suspect the socket was a bit stretched and wishy washy. Those heat up.
And the socket was a 15 amp socket (and plug) not a 20 amp socket and plug.

If the welder didn't function well - low arc... that would mean the copper loss
or simple ohms law voltage drop in the wire = current in the wire * resistance of the wire.
So simply have lower resistance (larger wire) and you get less voltage (drop).

Sometimes if you baby step up from 18 to 16 - when you need 12 - the drop is about the
same as the machine starts to work more and takes more.

Martin

Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



granpaw wrote:
Allen Parks wrote:

An interesting thing happened the other day.

Snipped story.
While using a 100' 14/3 ext. cord with a 110V. welder out in the
driveway I noticed almost too late the wall socket on fire at the plugin
end.
Moral of the story = 100' extension cords = dangerous crap in the hands
of inexperienced people.
and further, 14 guage cords for anything other than electronics, never
again.
granpaw


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