I originally put a 230 V outlet right by my breaker box in my shop and have been using a welding extension cord I picked up to route power to where I use the welder. Pretty sure the extension cord is no more than 8 AWG.
I've kinda gotten tired of having the extension cord in my way and am looking to run a new outlet to a more convenient location.
I've got about 60-75 feet to run so I'm trying to minimize my cost. I have a MM210 which draws a max of 47.5 A. I could only find 40A and 60A breakers so I put on a 60A one. Didn't care about the price of copper then as I was only running a foot. I ran 6AWG.
Trying to figure out if it would be safe enough for me to run 8 AWG for the 60-75 feet and still keep it on the 60A breaker, or if I should pick up a 40A breaker to be safe. I expect that I won't be drawing more than 40A 90% of the time - although on my recent project I am running it on the highest tap.
Any advice here ? Can I just stick to the 8 AWG and keep my breaker? Or should I be either biting the bullet and paying the extra for 6 AWG copper? Will I generally be fine with a 40 A breaker for my MM210 you think?
I've kinda gotten tired of having the extension cord in my way and am looking to run a new outlet to a more convenient location.
I've got about 60-75 feet to run so I'm trying to minimize my cost. I have a MM210 which draws a max of 47.5 A. I could only find 40A and 60A breakers so I put on a 60A one. Didn't care about the price of copper then as I was only running a foot. I ran 6AWG.
Trying to figure out if it would be safe enough for me to run 8 AWG for the 60-75 feet and still keep it on the 60A breaker, or if I should pick up a 40A breaker to be safe. I expect that I won't be drawing more than 40A 90% of the time - although on my recent project I am running it on the highest tap.
Any advice here ? Can I just stick to the 8 AWG and keep my breaker? Or should I be either biting the bullet and paying the extra for 6 AWG copper? Will I generally be fine with a 40 A breaker for my MM210 you think?
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