I'm putting in an outlet in my barn for an old lincoln arc welder.
Does my 240 breaker need to have a higher rating than 50 amps? Or is exactly 50 ok?
The original power cable in the welder was 10 gauge. It was cut up, so replaced it with a better cable, same gauge.
If I am only running 2 feet out of the breaker to the outlet, can I use 10 gauge wire also?
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Thanks for the reply,
I'm not sure if my thinking is correct, but with 240, wouldn't I be dividing the amps among the two hot leads? In other words, wouldn't I only be pulling a maximum of 25 amps out of each 10 guage wire?
50 amp breaker will be ok...but it needs to be wired with no 8 wire....and if you have a 50 amp 240 volt breaker that means each leg can carry fifty amps....
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