Running a 160EN on 13amp plug?

[andy325i]

I've had my 160EN a couple of years now and had a big blue 32amp connector plug on it so made the relevant extension cable and had the relevant plug out of the consumer unit, job sorted.

I now have a job that I need to do miles away from home and there is only a regular 13 Amp socket setup there.

I will be welding 1.2mm sheet steel together, so not exactly stressing the mig.

I am thinking of making a short adaptor lead (Normal 3 pin (male) plug to Big blue plug (female) 32A)

Like this:

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Andy

 

[gordon stephenson]

That will work just fine on the job you have in mind.

 

[octo0072000]

as said

plus 1

 

[fizzy]

I can run my clarke 235 on a 13amp plug at full chat no probs - does get a bit warm after a while.

 

[chunkolini]

I have run my Butters 180 amp welder for years on a 13amp plug never had a problem.
Must check the plug one day and see if gets warm.

 

[normspanners]

I have run my Butters 180 amp welder for years on a 13amp plug never had a problem.
Must check the plug one day and see if gets warm.

IT DOES ! I can guarantee that.

 

[jackjosh]

I have an adapter cable just like that in case I need to go and weld at a friends house for example. At the higher currents it will get warm and if used quite a bit up at the top end then I would just carry out regular checks on the plug, of course with duty cyclyes you can not hammer away at max amps all day anyway so you should be fine.