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

[Mike Reggie]

  Hi John,

  For up to 50 amps you should have #8awg. wire, # 10 is good for up to 30 
amps. good luck with the new welder.
  Mike


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From: John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com>
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Subject: [AT] Wire size for welder??  Help welder people!
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:01:30 -0800

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



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