Help! Learning to weld

[grsthegreat]

. you have both 110 attached to one circuit. For 240 to work you have to have to have 2 separate 120 S+ a ground you need three wires going to box

 

[murphy1244]

. you have both 110 attached to one circuit. For 240 to work you have to have to have 2 separate 120 S+ a ground you need three wires going to box

Ahhh he maybe on the same leg?

 

[grsthegreat]

yes he has both positive legs attached to one incoming wire. he only has 120 volts

 

[Industrial Toys]

That has to be it. You checked each leg to ground, but they were the same leg. Was there 240 between them? The resistance you checked on the welder makes the unit seem OK!

 

[grsthegreat]

if you put your meter between both hots and do not touch the ground you're going to find there's no power

 

[dsparks1024]

I checked this as well, I was reading 245V across the two hots.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Maybe someone just doesn't want you to weld! It's the only thing I can think of!

Could it be a really quiet welder? Is there a fan in it? Maybe you were reading the resistance of the fan, and maybe the fan is seized up.

 

[grsthegreat]

well I see both hot wires from the outlet connecting to a single incoming wire. In other words there's two outlets connected on with one incoming wire so is three wires under one wire nut. There's no way in the world you can have 240 that way I'm not sure how you're reading it. is this connected to a 2 pole or doublr breaker or a single breaker. maybe there's something in that picture I'm not seen

 

[Industrial Toys]

What does the 225/125 in the model number stand for? I have never heard of a 220 Volt welder requiring a neutral. A typical welding plug has two hots and a ground. The ground is only for safety.

And sorry, I re-read your posts to see that you did say you had 240 something.

Is the receptacle wired right into your panel? Not that somehow one or both of your supply lines is going through some load, meaning you would still read 240 on your meter.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yeah, that marrette is just for the ground.
Kind of grasping at straws here. Turn off the power, (make sure) ,disconnect the receptacle, plug the welder into this receptacle and recheck your resistance measurements through the welder. Maybe the plug/receptacle isn't making connection. Sometimes contacts can get burned.

Can you post a picture of the welder, front panel?