Steve182
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Hi guys
Made a little cock up with buying my new tig welder last week, i thought going for the 200amp welder would be a better bet than the 160 due to the much better duty cycle(and the fact it came with a free foot pedal) but only after i got it did i realize that the 200 unit requires a 22 amp supply and as such was not fitted with a 13 amp plug like the 160 has, so i have a problem
Question is can i put a 13 amp plug on the wire if i only intend to weld low(ish) settings for the time being or would it still not work even at low amps?, the unit has what looks like an rcd switch on the back as it's on/off switch and that says 32amp.
If i call an electrician what would they do to make it a 22amp supply?
Also it will be running in my shed which has just one double socket running off the main house consumer unit and a 32amp mcb in there, the wiring is 2.5 twin and earth.
I'm guessing the worst that could happen is blown fuses in the plug...........right?
Cheers guys
Made a little cock up with buying my new tig welder last week, i thought going for the 200amp welder would be a better bet than the 160 due to the much better duty cycle(and the fact it came with a free foot pedal) but only after i got it did i realize that the 200 unit requires a 22 amp supply and as such was not fitted with a 13 amp plug like the 160 has, so i have a problem
Question is can i put a 13 amp plug on the wire if i only intend to weld low(ish) settings for the time being or would it still not work even at low amps?, the unit has what looks like an rcd switch on the back as it's on/off switch and that says 32amp.
If i call an electrician what would they do to make it a 22amp supply?
Also it will be running in my shed which has just one double socket running off the main house consumer unit and a 32amp mcb in there, the wiring is 2.5 twin and earth.
I'm guessing the worst that could happen is blown fuses in the plug...........right?
Cheers guys