ShieldArc's Amazon killer deal on Everlast???

[lilranch2001]

Im not sure, but I think my my welding leads are 2/0 ( bought them at an auction 20 years ago, and they have been stashed away in the basement ever since. Will the 35/70 MM work?
I still am not able to figure out metric measurements:banghead:

I stopped at the local welding supplier here in the area, he said he could order DINSE, but he stocks tweco

Also while I was there, I looked at cutting outfits.
I looked at Harris and Smith

I have always thought Harris is the better setup, but the Harris is a 6 mo warranty and the Smith is 2 year.

Opinions?

 

[BukitCase]

Amazon.com: Welding Cable Quick Connector Pair DINSE-Style 300Amp-400Amp (#1-2/0) 50-70 SQ-MM: Home Improvement

These are what I ordered - I can't figure out the dinse idea of metric either - nothing I could find on these is either 35 or 70 mm. the male plug's main diameter is about 1/2 inch, which is roughly 12.7 mm.

Check out the pic on that link, it at least gives some useful dimensions... Steve

 

[lilranch2001]

I was ordering that exact set (also ordered Swiss family Robinson at the same time) while you were sending this post, you know what they say, GMTA

:thumbsup:

It doesn't qualify for Prime, so 6 days for delivery, oh well, gives me time to pipe and run a proper circuit for it

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Amazon.com: Welding Cable Quick Connector Pair DINSE-Style 300Amp-400Amp (#1-2/0) 50-70 SQ-MM: Home Improvement

These are what I ordered - I can't figure out the dinse idea of metric either - nothing I could find on these is either 35 or 70 mm. the male plug's main diameter is about 1/2 inch, which is roughly 12.7 mm.

Check out the pic on that link, it at least gives some useful dimensions... Steve

A 50 70 is may be too long as it seems I remember that these may stick out further but will still fit. The measurement has to do with the cross section dimensions of the cable...somehow. Here's a link to the 50.
https://weldingsupply.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?PNUM::1:UNDEF:X:05303

Here's a link to DINSE itself and it explains things.

 

[Shield Arc]

I use the Dinse to Tweco adapters.

 

[square1]

Dude!



Why all of yours tall and skinny when mine is short and wide?

 

[Arc weld]

Do like Shield Arc and just buy Dinse to Tweco adapters to put on the machine. You don't have to buy genuine Tweco and you'll save a bunch of money. The Tweco style are all interchangeable and available just about anywhere. If they get loose, take a screw driver and widen the male plug. I've seen so many welders not realize that's what the slot is for and tape the darn things together.

 

[lilranch2001]

DUDE (It did work)
I do not know if this is gonna work
Tested 10/10
Inspected 10/16

 

[lilranch2001]

OK, so now I need to decide how to wire it
I see people saying 50 amp breaker
I see people saying #4 wire
Code book says for 3 - #4 wires I need 1-1/2 conduit
I was going to go THHN

I already have a 50 amp recep and plug

Is this how I should proceed?
With duty cycle and so on and so forth I am a bit cornfused

 

[s219]

If you want to dedicate the outlet to "welder only" status, code will let you get away with much thinner wire (probably #10) than needed for a general 50A branch circuit (#6). Look in the section for welders, should be Article 630. Ultimately, it comes down to the duty cycle of the welder at the amperage limit.