i recently purchased a HH180 and can't wait to get zappin'

the input information from the rear of the welder is:

• volts - 230
• amperes - 19.5
• phase - 1
• hertz - 60

my only 250V outlet is a window air conditioner plug (243V on a 20A breaker). will this be an adequate power source?

...if the answer to the first part was yes than we can move to the real ordeal

i want to take a 100' extension cord that consists of:

• AWG 10/3
• STW
• 20A/125V
• L5-20 plug/receptacle

i planned to remove the 120V locking ends and install a 6-50R and a 6-20p.

will this creation work safely for what i need?

 

extension cords for a 240 is not a good idea.... way too mcuh power loss and 100' of extension cord will cost you like $1000

 

i think with the proper extenson this can be done without a problem... every construcion site uses 240v extensions for there equipment.. i know it will be costly, but $1k is way off. i plan to build mine.. figure less than $200 easy.

 

yes and yes

The outlet will work fine and there is no problem using an extension cord. Infact my Hypertherm 600 draws more than 2x the current of my MM175 and hypertherm recomends 8GAx3 for 50 foot or less and 6GAx3 for up to 100ft. I would think the HH180 could be run on 10GAx3 for 100ft but you may want to go 1 size bigger incase you get a larger welder or plasma later on. I had to build a new cord once I bought the Hypertherm since the one for my MM175 was too small. There should be some extension cord guidlines in the owners manual.