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General => Lounge => Topic started by: Clayton on September 14, 2008, 11:08:20 AM

Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: Clayton on September 14, 2008, 11:08:20 AM
I bought one of these a couple weeks ago, and some a-hole clipped the wiring out of her...


anybody have a drawing of how its supposed to be wired up? its g me off. because i need it and i cant use it yet.


any help would be amazing
Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: daminc on September 14, 2008, 03:48:14 PM
What wiring is cut? all of it? or just the feed wires?
Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: jcassity on September 14, 2008, 04:08:40 PM
post the nameplate information for the input.  the makers website has a pdf manual you can download.

Voltage in
Current draw

Looks to be a 220v in / 50A 2pole breaker with 10 or 8 awg wire.
Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: Clayton on September 14, 2008, 10:53:42 PM
Quote from: daminc;236149
What wiring is cut? all of it? or just the feed wires?


just the 220 in wires... everything is still intact
Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: daminc on September 14, 2008, 10:59:22 PM
simple, it's right in the schematic above, 2 hot wires and a common
Title: Lincoln 225 arc welder question.
Post by: jcassity on September 15, 2008, 03:32:14 AM
get the following

a 220 stove outlet
a 220 stove receptical
a spool of wire (6awg bundle that has 2 hots, a N ) 3 wires total
a 50A 2 phase breaker

If you can get a 4 pole outlet and receptical, that would be best because then you can go with a 4 conductor wire spool.  Well pump wire comes in rolls and should be sufficient.
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