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

[James Yost]

John,

You could get away with 8 ga. but I would recommend 6
ga. Too bad your so far away because I probably have a
25' piece of buss drop that I could give you unless
the crew turned it in for scrap$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

Jim



--- John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com> wrote:

> 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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=====
Jim and Janna Yost
Utica, Ohio
USA
jnyost at yahoo.com


	
		
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