What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:04 am
I want to replace my ground wire with a longer one on my everlast 255ext welder. The numbers don't make sense to me. It looks like 4 guage wire though.
Brian
Brian
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Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:48 am
without scale for reference, it could be anybody's guess. Also, jacket insulation plays a big role. Get a clear on-axis shot of the strands either with a reference scale, or measure the diameter of the "circle of strands".
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:22 am
I measured the strands at the clamp. I checked across a few places since the wire was not exactly round. I got between .287 & .298 I Google for a chart and found this:
http://www.calmont.com/pdf/calmont-eng-wire-gauge.pdf
Looks like it is 4 gage.
Brian
http://www.calmont.com/pdf/calmont-eng-wire-gauge.pdf
Looks like it is 4 gage.
Brian
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:57 am
It's 4 gauge, I have that identical cable with the Everlast 210ext. I measured the wire and casing and it's within.005 of a marked 4ga cable I have.
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:38 pm
Next questions.
Can I stay with 4 Gage wire and go to 25 foot length? Do the amperage / length / gauge charts I find online pertain to ground wire as well?
Where is a good place to buy flexaprene wire by the foot? I want to buy green.
Can I stay with 4 Gage wire and go to 25 foot length? Do the amperage / length / gauge charts I find online pertain to ground wire as well?
Where is a good place to buy flexaprene wire by the foot? I want to buy green.
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:55 pm
Brian,
Go to a local welding supply (West Penn Laco, Alloy Oxygen, Jackson Welding) and pick up some 1/0 stinger cable and be done with it. If you start welding Aluminum at the higher end of your machines range you'll be taxing the number 4 wire pretty good at 25 feet. A good heavy ground helps a lot and is worth the extra money up front.
I'm not sure what wanting to buy "green" means, but that's what I would do.
Len
Go to a local welding supply (West Penn Laco, Alloy Oxygen, Jackson Welding) and pick up some 1/0 stinger cable and be done with it. If you start welding Aluminum at the higher end of your machines range you'll be taxing the number 4 wire pretty good at 25 feet. A good heavy ground helps a lot and is worth the extra money up front.
I'm not sure what wanting to buy "green" means, but that's what I would do.
Len
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:03 pm
Thanks Len, I didn't think it would hurt to go larger in wire size. I'll call the LWS were I got my argon and see what they have. As far as green...I'm no tree hugger 
Just thought I would get green since flexaprene has different colors.
Just thought I would get green since flexaprene has different colors.Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:20 pm
OK, makes sense now. Not sure if they'll have green or not. I'm sure one of the local Airgas would have cable also, they're just never my first choice because they're out of my way.
Len
Len
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 5:57 pm
Craigslist paid off for me. Got a 32' length of flex-a-prene 1/0 cable for $25
Brian
Brian
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 6:55 pm
Brian,
That was money well spent.
Len
That was money well spent.
Len
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:14 pm
But, it's not green...
Nice buy!
Steve S
Nice buy!
Steve S
Re: What Guage wire is this
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:55 pm
For the price I didn't care what color it was.Otto Nobedder wrote:But, it's not green...
Nice buy!
Steve S
Brian