Portable Welder
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2015
- Location
- Milan, MI
I'm buying a a 17,500 watt Generac generator that puts out approximately 78 amp 230v the largest plug is a 50 amp and it also has a 30 amp outlet, while I will use this to run my shop during power outages, I also want to use it to run my Dynasty 300 tig welder to do portable tig jobs.
The tig draws 61 amps single phase, so my thoughts would be to tie both plugs together obviously keeping both matching phases together.
I looked at the wiring diagram and the phases are together on the inside.
Based on them both being fused, one at 30 amp and the other being 50 amp, I think the 30 amp breaker would pop when I hit 60 amps of draw but that would get me where I need to be for the tig welder.
Since plugs bigger than 50 amps are very rare and very expensive, I might have to use a disconnect switch to carry the additional amps.
So what should my worries be ?
The tig draws 61 amps single phase, so my thoughts would be to tie both plugs together obviously keeping both matching phases together.
I looked at the wiring diagram and the phases are together on the inside.
Based on them both being fused, one at 30 amp and the other being 50 amp, I think the 30 amp breaker would pop when I hit 60 amps of draw but that would get me where I need to be for the tig welder.
Since plugs bigger than 50 amps are very rare and very expensive, I might have to use a disconnect switch to carry the additional amps.
So what should my worries be ?