[AT] Wire size for welder?? Help welder people!

[CBear81438 at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/7/2004 10:17:07 PM Central Standard Time,  
jwilkens at eoni.com writes:

If I  have a 230 volt mig welder that is rated at 45 amps input current I 
assume  I would want a 50 amp 230 volt breaker .  But what minimum romex 
wire  gauge would I need to run 25' from the breaker box to the outlet box 
for  the welder?   For years I've used 10 gauge wire for my 225 amp  output 
Lincoln buzz box.     John W.

In the wide-open  spaces of NE Oregon




John:
#6 would handle that very well.....   #6 copper.  I have run  farther than 
that with a #8, but if you gotta get the wore anyway, #6 would be  much better..
 
Cecil in OKla