Gregster613
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- 273 TYM. 2009 //Yardmachines 7 Speed Shift-on-the-goScotts L2048
I've got a PA160 and the cheesy manual doesn't give detailed guidance on how to hook up the plug. It saves "plug to be provided by owner." I've had a plug on the end to run from my generator, and it's worked fine but I've only welded with it 2 - 3 times. I put a 4 prong twist lock for the generator use but am now planning out a plug system within the garage and want to ensure I run the right color wires from the load center to the receptacle! I also have a transformer 225AC welder (that I've never yet used) and I'm sure the proper plug wiring for that is Black/Red hot, Green ground! I plan to use both welders and would like to use the same plug for both. (I know which plug it is I just can't remember the proper number at the moment). So I could use either welder (at a different time of course) from the same connection.
My problem is that the manual gives little guidance. I have no problem with that but when I look into my manual it doesn't even show a straight 160. It lists a host of welders but says PA160STS and shows using the Black/White as the hot wires? And capping off the red? I realize the wires don't know what color they are but I want to ensure I won't do any internal damage to my machine if I use the standard color configuration - Black/Red hot, Green ground! I thought maybe even using the white/green together at the female end where the welder will plug into? Ground and common (in a 220V system) are the same, aren't they?
What I was hoping for is an Everlast owner (PA160 owner would be ideal!) would chime in and comment on how they wired their welder plug. I don't remember how I wired in the twist lock for my generator and I know I could open it up and look but maybe I've been wrong for these last few years! Like I said I only rarely weld, but that's because it's a real pain to transport my bulky generator from it's main location by the house to my workshop.
I read a host of great stuff in the recent "Wiring a home/garage for a welder" thread and got a lot of ideas on what to do/what "not" to do but my question is slightly different. So, is my thought pattern on the straight path here? Black/Red hot, Green/white ground? Thanks for any guidance offered! Greg
My problem is that the manual gives little guidance. I have no problem with that but when I look into my manual it doesn't even show a straight 160. It lists a host of welders but says PA160STS and shows using the Black/White as the hot wires? And capping off the red? I realize the wires don't know what color they are but I want to ensure I won't do any internal damage to my machine if I use the standard color configuration - Black/Red hot, Green ground! I thought maybe even using the white/green together at the female end where the welder will plug into? Ground and common (in a 220V system) are the same, aren't they?
What I was hoping for is an Everlast owner (PA160 owner would be ideal!) would chime in and comment on how they wired their welder plug. I don't remember how I wired in the twist lock for my generator and I know I could open it up and look but maybe I've been wrong for these last few years! Like I said I only rarely weld, but that's because it's a real pain to transport my bulky generator from it's main location by the house to my workshop.
I read a host of great stuff in the recent "Wiring a home/garage for a welder" thread and got a lot of ideas on what to do/what "not" to do but my question is slightly different. So, is my thought pattern on the straight path here? Black/Red hot, Green/white ground? Thanks for any guidance offered! Greg
