I ran a 6/3 wire from my breaker box to my garage, for a welder.
I first check the voltage on each leg of the plug and it reads 123volts on each leg so this should be the 240v that the welder needs to run. It's a 225lincoln. When I plug it in and hit the switch i get nothing. The welder is brand new out of the box.
thanks for you help
2007-02-18 14:59:46 · 4 answers · asked by draymond31 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It sounds like you did not wire the wall recepticle properly. I assume the plug on the welder has two flat blades side by side, and either a round or flat under the two on top. The two flat side by side should have 120 volts to each one. The lower round/flat is the neutal. Wire your plug to correspond to the ones on your plug. You might want to check at your house box and make sure you have the neutral on the neutral bar instead of the ground bar.
Depending on how your welder is wired, you may have to make them both grounds instead of neutral. Check the wiring diagram that came with the welder.
If that still doesn't work when you power up, there may be a breaker or overload on the welder that is tripped. Dumb question, but you did turn on the welder? Check the instructions on the welder. I am not familiar with your model of Lincoln.
While you have the instructions out, check and make sure the welder is truly wired internally for 240 volts. Some of the welders are dual voltage, and you have to physically change some taps on the internal transformer. Your instructions will tell you this.
Being you know how to check for voltage, I assume you can follow the instructions and rewire the transformer taps, if needed.
It is usually just a matter of moving some little tabs of metal from one terminal to another.
Please edit your post and let us know what you found. I am curious.
2007-02-18 15:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by Bare B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are missing the ground wire. There is the neutral wire which is white, then the first phase wire which is red = 120 volts. Then the second phase black wire = another 120 volts. Check the wiring for your welder to confirm that you plugged them into the correct configuration. Good luck!!
2007-02-18 23:40:15 · answer #2 · answered by Carrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you getting 240 betwen the 2 -120 legs You should get 120 to ground or neutral from each let and 240 volt between the 2 120v legs.
2007-02-18 23:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by William A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have 220 between red and black wire and 120 between ether red and white or black and white
white and ground wire are neutral
2007-02-18 23:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by barry r 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋