If I installed an outlet in my garage for the welder what would be the
best amperage recepticle to use? Here is the welder, it's not very big

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Would 30 amps be big enough?


PJ wrote:

Michael Shaffer typed:

The dryer recepticle says 30 amp but there's nothing on the cord.

Don Bruder wrote:

In article _Lzmc.25134$Z%5.7672@okepread01,
Michael Shaffer wrote:



I'm trying to find the right socket to put on the extension cord
I have but the recepticle on my dryer is different. Why is the
dryer one different from the welder one?


The "why" is simple: Different plugs for different amperages. A 30
mp plug/socket isn't the same as a 50 amp plug/socket, and neither
one will fit a 100 amp socket.


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I can't read the rating on the sockets (not sharp enough focus),
and I can't remember the blade configuration to amperage mapping
for sure, but I *THINK* the welder plug (and bottom socket) are
for a thirty amp 220 circuit. I'm pretty sure the dryer plug
should be a fifty amp circuit.

(Or do I have them backwards, guys? Help me out here...)


Try - http://www.mcmaster.com/ Page 698 Look at the chart near the top
of the page. The plug is style 7-15. It's 277 volt 15 amp (220/240V -
15A) unit. Item # 7120K52. The outlet is item # 7120K35.

If you go to the item number in the list and put your mouse pointer on
the item number, you will see a clear image of the plugs and
receptacles.

Just an observation: You clearly do not know what you are doing. That
is very apparent with your questions. Call an electrician and have
your electrical service installed by a pro. You are playing "you bet
your life".. IMHO..