Best soow wire to run for 50ft 100ft for my welder

[Bigrich954rr]

I have a miller 200DX Im running twist lock plugs.

I made a 25 ft cord out of soow 8/3 with twist lock plugs . Is this over kill? how much welder could i run off this cord ?

Best place to buy wire?
What size wire should i go for 50ft power cord ?
What size wire should i go for 25ft add on to 25ft 8/3 power cord ?

[Bigrich954rr]

what do the people with welding trucks carry on board ? Do they buy it for the crazy prices at home depot or is there better deals out there ?

[Broccoli1]

10/3 is plenty for that machine.


The 8/3 25' cord will work on up to a MM252


call local electrical shops for prices but copper is $ so Cord is not cheap these days.

[anickode]

The people with welding trucks carry welding lead, not power cord... And it is insanely expensive.

[Bigrich954rr]

Originally Posted by anickode

The people with welding trucks carry welding lead, not power cord... And it is insanely expensive.

why teach me ?

[Broccoli1]

Originally Posted by anickode

The people with welding trucks carry welding lead, not power cord... And it is insanely expensive.

unless they are using Cord to power their tools

[76GMC1500]

Originally Posted by Bigrich954rr

I have a miller 200DX Im running twist lock plugs.

I made a 25 ft cord out of soow 8/3 with twist lock plugs . Is this over kill? how much welder could i run off this cord ?

Best place to buy wire?
What size wire should i go for 50ft power cord ?
What size wire should i go for 25ft add on to 25ft 8/3 power cord ?

8/4 runs our 300 amp welders.

[farmshop]

They carry leads because a engine drive welder is to hard to move and doesn't need power. It is expensive because it is bigger to carry the amps.

[leightrepairs]

8/4 SOOW is rated at 35 amps. I carry 100 foot on my truck and run a 200 dynasty of of it, either powering it with my 302 or using customer supplied power. I have an additional 200 ft at the shop for longer runs. Can probably get away with 10/4(rated at 25 amps) but i don't think the risk is worth it. On a long run the voltage drop might get to be an issue. Sometimes it is easier to run a power cord instead of 2 leads. The dynasty is also a nicer tig machine then the trailblazer.