Unless you are building bridges or air arc gouging there is no need for a welder that heavy. Something that will run up to 250 amps is way more welder than most people will ever use. Heavy fabrication is done with 1/8” 6010 or 7018 all the time running below 120 amps. I run a 220 amp mig machine, a 210 tig machine, and a 175 amp stick welding transformer.
They never get utilized at full throttle, and they all run off a 50 amp breaker on 75’ of 8ga conductor. Remember, welder specific branch circuits are rated differently than other branch circuits in the NEC. I fabricate with some type of welder nearly every day. Unless you are running a very heavy fabrication shop you don’t need all that welder.
——>Unless you are running a very heavy fabrication shop you don’t need all that welder.
Agreed. I think it’s that I want, but don’t really need.
I did not know this.
I've just got a regular 220v line to the barn that I use. What's the difference?