250 v wire for welder adapted to 125 plug
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unless the welder is dual mode, then no, it likely wouldn't even come on, if it did, you would be running half throttle at max settings. I wouldn't do this unless you know the machine is configurable that way. can you make an extension for your dryer plug? the kitchen range is also 220 if its electric, but much harder to get to.
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No insult intended- but for your own personal safety, if you need to ask that question, you need to get yourself a qualified electrician.
If you had a stepdown transformer you could run 120 off the 240, but you cant do the opposite.
Though you can combine circuits in your panel and run a seperate 240 line which wouldnt cost much at all.
But seeing as you asked this question.....
You may want to look into getting 240v extension cord, many clothes dryers are 240v.....
devino246
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No transformer needed. As long as it's a 4 prong plug, you just wire into one of the hots and the neutral. 240v is just the full use of alternating current, 120v is half.
well truthfully it only has to be a three prong.
we used to do it on job sites, clip the one tab off our 3 prong twist lock cord and turn it to have the other two prongs in the correct terminals and we would have 120v.
i did not want to give those instructions though......
if someone was to insert the cord incorrectly bad things could happen.
devino246
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Forgot that they added ground to the 4 prong plugs.
no they begin as a 3 prong twist lock, you snip the one terminal off and it becomes a 2 prong then plug in the appropriate way which is actually the incorrect way and it becomes 110/120 and keeps the same amperage.
when all the 110/120 power poles on the job site were occupied we did this and were able to work.
until some idiot would come by and pull our plug and plug it back in the wrong way, which would be the right way and poof there go the tools.
we usually kept a radio plugged in due to their more sensitive nature they would fry and pop the circuit hopefully before all the tools did.
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I gotta be honest with you folks, I don't like the way this thread is going. There are a lot of younger/inexperienced members here, so I need to make this message clear:
If you do not know PRECISELY what you are doing with household (mains) electricity, do NOT mess with it! DID YOU KNOW- A car battery actually carries enough current to KILL you? DID YOU KNOW- Under the wrong circumstances, LESS THAN 1 AMP can kill you? DID YOU KNOW- A fuse or circuit breaker will NOT react anywhere NEAR fast enough to save your life? DID YOU KNOW- Even a low-voltage circuit like a doorbell or thermostat circuit can cause a fire? I cannot stress enough that "fooling with" "cheating" or otherwise not using electrical devices for the specific intended purpose is BEYOND stupid. Leave it alone. Your life, your loved ones' lives, your pets' lives, your homes, your possessions are worth so much more than the cost of having a qualified electrician sort out your electrical issues for you!
I know exactly what I am doing. SOME others here may as well. MOST here do not. And to whichever of the above fellas talking about cheating a twistlock- Nothing personal, but I would throw you off my jobsite so fast, you'd create a sonic boom.
Enough said.
To the op- please either have a competent, qualified electrician install the appropriate branch circuit, or trade in your welder for a 120 volt unit.
If you do not know PRECISELY what you are doing with household (mains) electricity, do NOT mess with it! DID YOU KNOW- A car battery actually carries enough current to KILL you? DID YOU KNOW- Under the wrong circumstances, LESS THAN 1 AMP can kill you? DID YOU KNOW- A fuse or circuit breaker will NOT react anywhere NEAR fast enough to save your life? DID YOU KNOW- Even a low-voltage circuit like a doorbell or thermostat circuit can cause a fire? I cannot stress enough that "fooling with" "cheating" or otherwise not using electrical devices for the specific intended purpose is BEYOND stupid. Leave it alone. Your life, your loved ones' lives, your pets' lives, your homes, your possessions are worth so much more than the cost of having a qualified electrician sort out your electrical issues for you!
I know exactly what I am doing. SOME others here may as well. MOST here do not. And to whichever of the above fellas talking about cheating a twistlock- Nothing personal, but I would throw you off my jobsite so fast, you'd create a sonic boom.
Enough said.
To the op- please either have a competent, qualified electrician install the appropriate branch circuit, or trade in your welder for a 120 volt unit.
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