running welder off 13amp socket?

[Gkenny]

Hello everyone, bought a 200amp parweld inverter welder few weeks back to build my silage pusher project for college and I'm unsure as to what plugs/sockets i need. The welder did not come with a plug and I assume it requires a blue 16a round pin plug not a sqaure 13a one. I'd be running it out in the shed off the domestic mains supply and I'm hoping i wont need to call an electrician to wire a 16a socket? any help would be greatly appreciated!
welder spec: Input voltage 230v
frequency: 50/60Hz
input current: 30A max 13.4eff
output ocv: 78
output load voltage: 20.8-26.4
output current: 20-160A DC

 

[bovrill]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/240V-13A-sq...%3A1a0a35a21590a2a464cce7dcffd26cfc%7Ciid%3A4
That'll sort you out.

 

[bovrill]

The welder did not come with a plug

Ah, missed that bit on the first read.
Just stick a standard 13A plug on it then. It's only a method of getting your welder wires connected to your mains wires, and the simplest solution is usually the best!

 

[Gkenny]

cheers for the reply!
i dont have to worry about circuit breakers or blowing fuses ect?

 

[Badshot]

You'll be restricted on amps at 13a fuse.
If you want to run above 140 ish, I'd think you need 16a or you'll be melting things.

 

[RWG Contracts]

cheers for the reply!
i dont have to worry about circuit breakers or blowing fuses ect?

You'll go through millions of fuses. I run my welder on a 13 Amp plug and i buy 13 amp fuses 100 at a time. If you're using an extension reel make sure it's fully unwound or they get that hot it melts all the wire

 

[TheTallGuy]

Looking at the spec you've given I'm guessing you've got something like an XTS162 which is 160A - not 200A. Depending on how hard you are going to be running the unit you might get away with running off a 13A socket, but you'll probably want a supply of spare fuses. You will also need to keep checking the plug/socket for signs of damage and overheating.

 

[DrDunc]

I have a kempi inverter welder on a 13 amp plug.

It'll burn 3.2mm rods up to 140 amps all day (literally) and doesn't blow fuses, so you should be fine without the blue 16 amp connection.

For example, we made a 24 foot trailer for the primary school out of an old three tonne tipper chassis, and some 8 inch H beams using the kempi, and nearly 5kg of rods

 

[roscoe erf]

I have a kempi inverter welder on a 13 amp plug.

It'll burn 3.2mm rods up to 140 amps all day (literally) and doesn't blow fuses, so you should be fine without the blue 16 amp connection.

For example, we made a 24 foot trailer for the primary school out of an old three tonne tipper chassis, and some 8 inch H beams using the kempi, and nearly 5kg of rods
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we just use class rooms

 

[RWG Contracts]

My bag of electrical bits for welder

 

[Land Rover]

I run a 160 amp invertor off a 13a plug no problem at all .
Only problem is when I use an extension that is still coiled up it trips the extension overload .
The welder goes from giving full power to full off , which isn't good for it .

 

[jonny]

Got rid of all 13a plugs years ago .no bent pins and nobody borrows anything now

 

[multi power]

I have I think 210 amp welder, no fuse in plug, rightly or wrongly I'm not sure, I can't see the problem as there is a 16 amp fuse in consumer unit

 

[DrDunc]

we just use class rooms

How terribly quaint

 

[bovrill]

Fuses?

Do you mean one of these

Or do you use this

 

[MF-ANDY]

i have a 16 plug on a 200amp kemppi and adapters for 13, 30 and 32 amp sockets

 

[MF-ANDY]

Fuses?

Do you mean one of theseView attachment 442436Or do you use thisView attachment 442438

one of these surely [emoji6]

 

[DrDunc]

View attachment 442590one of these surely [emoji6]

No don't ever do that!!!







They cost far more than finding the discarded end of a used one of
these

 

[tinsheet]

No don't ever do that!!!







They cost far more than finding the discarded end of a used one of
these

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Shouldn't like that really, as I would never do such a thing,

 

[bovrill]

Isn't there an urban legend about someone being killed by using a live bullet as a fuse, which then overheated and went off!