"Ignoramus8797" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 May 2006 10:07:57 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
Steve Barker LT wrote:
the 60A circuit is more than enough for all the the hugest of welders.
We
ran a detached garage with a 250A welder on a 10ga 30A underground
circuit
for 30 years. How big a welder do you have?



From his descriptions, I'd guess it's a 400A TIG welder. But that
doesn't mean it won't operate just fine on a 50A or 60A circuit; he just
can't crank it up all the way.

It is actually 300A. It operates off my phase converter. I think that
one of the issues with it is that it has a bad power factor, also. I
tripped my 60A breaker at 200 amps.

i


What type of phase converter do you have? Is it motor driven? That may be
contributing to your load and causing the breaker to trip.