Cable length

[nickk]

as my generator has stopped,I’m considering trying to site weld with 3.2 rods.The distance of cable input is about 50m,it’s an IFL 120,110v.on 10m runs its fine,but....anyone achieved this?

 

[Matchless]

My No1 shed had 130 mtrs of 2.5 twin and earth supplying it for years, welder, circular saw, whatever, went up to 6mm, now 25mm three phase as I have moved all my clapped out machines down there, make of that what you will, sometimes in the winter the 8 foot tubes would go out when the circular saw kicked in,

 

[Spark plug]

That’s a long way, especially on 110v, quick maths suggests you would need 16mm cable to keep the volt drop sensible

 

[Matchless]

would / could the extension lead be 240v with the transformer at the work end? would that help much, p.s. try it at home before going on site?

 

[Spark plug]

would / could the extension lead be 240v with the transformer at the work end? would that help much, p.s. try it at home before going on site?

That would be a big help, higher voltage in the cable and less current. But if it’s a building site may be frowned upon.

 

[Matchless]

I recon he has a job in Wales and wants to run a cable across the border!

 

[Hitch]

Dont know, but decent sized leads, and a 32a outlet will be a start...

 

[nickk]

I recon he has a job in Wales and wants to run a cable across the border!

Site weld job,walk to the job,police can’t track me via ANPR,.

 

[Cobbler]

I recon he has a job in Wales and wants to run a cable across the border!

Don’t blame him, English electric is better than that Welsh stuff!

 

[nickk]

@Cobbler ,didn’t EE build that clever Deltic loco,with the amazing cylinder configuration?

 

[daleyd]

@Cobbler ,didn’t EE build that clever Deltic loco,with the amazing cylinder configuration?

And the lightning fighter

 

[Cobbler]

@Cobbler ,didn’t EE build that clever Deltic loco,with the amazing cylinder configuration?

The Deltic engine was built by Napier’s, my father worked in R & D there on it during the late ‘40s early ‘50s The loco was built by English Electric as you say.

 

[nickk]

It didn’t work,even off 20m 240v cable,is this due to being 110 welder,years ago,I had a Migatronic 240v inverter,ran that fine off of 45m cable.

 

[nickk]

The Deltic engine was built by Napier’s, my father worked in R & D there on it during the late ‘40s early ‘50s The loco was built by English Electric as you say.

Is that the same(Robert ?) Napier’s of shipbuilding and marine engineering fame ?

 

[brightspark]

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It didn’t work,even off 20m 240v cable,is this due to being 110 welder,years ago,I had a Migatronic 240v inverter,ran that fine off of 45m cable.

the lower the voltage the higher of amperage cable needed on the supply . use 240 volt and a half decent size to the machine

 

[nickk]

What size cable do you suggest? The 110 input cable on the welder is about 13mm and on a 32a plug.btw the supply socket is 65m away!

 

[brightspark]

presumably your plugging in to a 110 v site transformer. can you get the transformer near to the welder is it portable or on a site at a fixed spot

 

[nickk]

No just an exterior 3 pin 240 socket,then the usual 3 Kva transformer ,if it helps,I can take the 10 kva out of the workshop,but I’d still be drawing off that piddly 3 pin .

 

[Cobbler]

Is that the same(Robert ?) Napier’s of shipbuilding and marine engineering fame ?

D Napier & son, Acton, London. Also built the Sabre aero engine used in the Tempest & Typhoon, another odd ‘X’ configuration. Taken over by English Electric during the war. It’s worth looking at Wiki & the Napier Power heritage trust for the history, quite interesting.

 

[Hitch]

The Deltic engine was built by Napier’s, my father worked in R & D there on it during the late ‘40s early ‘50s The loco was built by English Electric as you say.

Might have known my Grandad, he was there in the '40s, in the test houses mostly.