markymarkoo
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Hi, I've just bought an Oxford Bantam 180 which I understand is a good little welder and can be used at 3 phase and single phase. I plan to use it for odd jobs and mending stuff etc. I'm a novice to welding. I'm building a workshop and will eventually have a dedicated power point in there but until I get the roof on that I'll have to run it off a standard 13amp plug socket. I have a few questions and would be really grateful for some advice:
1. The first thing I need to do is wire it up to take a three pin plug. At the moment its rigged up as per the photo: With green and yellow striped wires on the central pin, brown on the bottom right (marked "0") and black on the top right (marked "415"). The other two unused pins are marked 250 (Bottom left) and 380 (top left). There is a blue wire floating about under the cover that is not connected to anything. Can anyone tell me which wires need to go where - if indeed there need to be any changes at all. Also which wires will correspond to the respective three pins on a three pin plug.
2. Once its running on the 13 amp socket what would you say would be the max setting I should use it on to not cause a problem to fuses and wiring etc. This is only likely to be until I get the workshop sorted.
3. For the connection in the workshop - can anyone recommend an ideal set-up as far as power/plugs/wiring/ratings/fittings is concerned that I could get my electrician to take on board.
Many thanks.
Marky
1. The first thing I need to do is wire it up to take a three pin plug. At the moment its rigged up as per the photo: With green and yellow striped wires on the central pin, brown on the bottom right (marked "0") and black on the top right (marked "415"). The other two unused pins are marked 250 (Bottom left) and 380 (top left). There is a blue wire floating about under the cover that is not connected to anything. Can anyone tell me which wires need to go where - if indeed there need to be any changes at all. Also which wires will correspond to the respective three pins on a three pin plug.
2. Once its running on the 13 amp socket what would you say would be the max setting I should use it on to not cause a problem to fuses and wiring etc. This is only likely to be until I get the workshop sorted.
3. For the connection in the workshop - can anyone recommend an ideal set-up as far as power/plugs/wiring/ratings/fittings is concerned that I could get my electrician to take on board.
Many thanks.
Marky