Were it me, I'd put a standard 220V welder socket in the garage (or wherever), Buy the mating plug, and a suitable length of cable, and replace the cord on the welder with it. Buy a second socket and a drop box, and use the welder's original cable to make a 110->220 adapter, so you can continue to use the welder on a 110V outlet. Done, and safe. Any other 220V appliance you fed 110V this way would be underwhelmed perhaps, but unlikely to die or start a fire. (Completely the opposite of what their adapter can do.)
(And, if you were to ever come up with a Miller or other _nice_ welder, you have a place to plug it in already.) Alternately, just ignore 220V and enjoy your welder as-is. I would bury that start-a-fire adapter that came with the welder somewhere it would never see the light of day again. Perhaps destroy it first, then send it to the recycler's. WORST IDEA EVER! I put a 220V outlet in the barn, as a kid. It was for the hay elevator. It was a standard outlet, as a standard plug was what was on the elevator, and we used a standard extension cord to feed it. I re-strapped the motor to 220V, as we were plagued by the inability to feed it enough current on 110V. (That really perked the old girl up.) To avoid tragedy, this outlet was on a ceiling joist, overhead, and had "220V" painted on the plate. Hard to reach. Best I could do, without incurring a significant expense for all-new 220V stuff. No tragedies yet, in the 40+ years since. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
