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

[R Mull]

# 6 Copper Romex

Thanks,
Robert Mull
Woodstock, Georgia
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From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: [AT] Wire size for welder?? Help welder people!


> 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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