Welding adapters
Welding isn’t easy, it’s hot, dangerous, and physically straining. A good amount of people don’t realize how important welding is to everyday life. Welders will work on everything from planes to cars, buildings, and pipelines. There will always be a need for welders in the future and this article will help you understand how to keep your welding machine powered.
The four basic welding types one can choose from:
Flux Cored Arc Welding: This method of welding is an alternative to shield welding
Gas Tungsten Arc Gas Welding: This form of welding is the most common method that one uses to weld thick sections of stainless steel or non-ferrous metals.
Gas Metal Arc Welding: This form of welding needs a constant voltage and direct-current power source, it’s also the most common process used by welders.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding: This method of welding makes use of an electric current to provide the electric arc between the metals and the stick.
Each method of welding needs a welding machine which will have to be powered. Some people use welders in a warehouse or shops or industrial garages where the wiring for specific outlets is already done. It’s simple, just plug it in and start working. Others will do jobs outdoors, in fields, at job sites and in their garages.
Range Power Solution
In the house, one can use a range, generator or dryer to power their welding machines. Common range outlets in houses is a NEMA 14-50R, which is a 50 Amp 125/250 Volt receptacle.
A common household dryer outlet is a NEMA 14-30R or a NEMA 10-30R, varying with how old the house is, you will have 1 of 2 outlets on this list to run the dryer.
Typical welders will use a 3-prong 50 Amp NEMA 6-50P or NEMA 10-50P, which connect to the adapters that are listed above if you get the right adapter for your plug. The NEMA 10-50P is a non-grounded older style of plug, which isn’t as common.
The NEMA 6-50P is a more modern and grounded version of a welder plug. One may have noticed that the majority of the examples listed above have a 650 in their part number.
50 amp welding machines are more likely to be used by welders, but you may own a 30 Amp welder.
