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old 240 v welder 3 wire plug - outlet is a 4 wire
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Sat, Aug 7, 10 at 20:11
| I recently purchased an old 200 amp mig welder which requires a 240v supply. I have an existing 240v outlet that was for my range (before i got a gas range). Since the wall that outlet is on shares a wall with the garage, I will basically turn the thing around and use it for the welder. However, the outlet is wired with 4 wires and the welder only has three. I have read numerous thoughts on the conversion and many of them oppose one another. I would like to get a difinitive, and safe answer for how to set up the wiring. |
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RE: old 240 v welder 3 wire plug - outlet is a 4 wire
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| The welder most likely has the two hots wires and a ground. The range receptacle has two hot wires, a ground, and a neutral. You just don't connect anything to the neutral, it doesn't need or care about it. |
RE: old 240 v welder 3 wire plug - outlet is a 4 wire
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| thank you Ronnatalie. Jist to be clear - the 4 wire is black(hot), black/red(hot), grey(neutral), and bare(ground) correct? |
RE: old 240 v welder 3 wire plug - outlet is a 4 wire
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| Yes, sounds rihgt. Green or bare is always ground. White or gray is always neutral. Other colors are fare games for the hots (black, red, blue, ...). |
RE: old 240 v welder 3 wire plug - outlet is a 4 wire
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| I bought a 50 amp 4 wire plug to match the outlet and wired the 3 wires the welder had, and left the neutral post empty just like you said... works perfectly! Thanks for the help! |
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