On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:54:26 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:28:21 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm,
clare at snyder.on.ca quickly quoth:

My little "MIG" welder runs on a 15 amp circuit on 110 volts. On a 50
foot 16 guage cord at full output the voltage drops to about 96 volts.
That reduces the maximum current of an already borderline welder
significantly.(14% voltage drop roughly 28% power drop?????)

Time to bite the bullet and go buy a 12/3 contractor's extension cord.
They're about $60 here in the States. Dunno 'bout Canuckistan.

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Save the Endangered Bouillons from being cubed!
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I've already got a couple of them. I don't use the light cords anymore
for anything with a full load draw of over about 7 amps

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