Extending the Power Cord to LP-50D

**Firefightaz** · 11-23-2010, 12:36 AM

I just wanna make sure that I don't kill myself or burn my house down. The extension cord is really short on my Plasma cutter so I decided I want to extend it. Please someone reply and let me know if I did it correctly.

I used 10-3 wire which had a Green, Black and White. My plasma cutter has Green/Yellow, Blue and Brown. I connected the Green to Green/Yellow, Black to Brown and White to Blue. I then attached the 220 plug. Does it matter what wire gets attached to the narrow blade and the big blade. . . I know ground needs to be attached to ground.

I am having an electrician put in a 220 outlet tomorrow. I bought the outlet and plug so that they would match. Does the outlet need to be wired to match how I wired the plug.

Please show a diagram if possible.

Respectfully, Kyle

**Gadget** · 11-23-2010, 07:41 AM

As long as the ground is on the right blade you should be ok.

**KHK** · 11-23-2010, 09:07 AM

Here is the basic plug wireing. The wire colors may differ. The green/green yellow is the most important.
The picture is for a cheater cord set up. Your welder is not a dual voltage machine so all plugs and outlets will be the same.
Hope this helps.