On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 11:11:41 AM UTC-4, Dave, I can't do that wrote:
Hi Guys,

For reasons yet to be understood, {grin} yesterday I got to reading the back panel and it stated 50A-Outlet. Holy **** Batman! But nothing even gets warm at the outlet or the wires leading to it.

I set it up with a clamp meter on one wire and my phone recording video of the meter and it peaked for about 1/4-second at 23.7A. But it mostly stayed around the 20A - 22A marks. Obviously that was not enough to trip the breakers under intermittent load, thus never having had a pr
Two Welders:
Welder 1: Weld-pak100.
Is there any way to convert this to 220v? They make a similar 220 version and I am wondering if it is just a wiring thing to the transformer. The wiring diagram -- Page 47,
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/asset...or-publicither.

Now here's the question, should I really run three 250-feet lengths of 25A-rated (or whatever) wire from the house panel just to be sure --or-- not bother until I pop the breakers -- if ever?

Helpful thoughts other than mindless cautionary trolling?

Might just mention awesome welder, makes me look better at it than I really am.

The wiring diagram only shows two connections for the power coming in. That pretty much says the only way to convert it to 220 is to replace the transformer or sell the welder and buy one that is 220 v input.

Lincoln would be advertising it as being good on 120 and 220 if it were.

Some where in the electrical code is a paragraph that says that welders can be used on circuits that are not rated for as much current as the welder uses at full output. I don't have a copy of the electric code so can't quote the exact verbiage
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Dan.