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Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

21:27

@NiallC. - You around?

Niall C.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 Yes. What's up?

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

I was looking at this answer:

Q: Is it possible (and safe) to adapt a 4-prong dryer outlet to a NEMA 6-20?

I'm considering an appliance that is 240v 16A 3500watt with a NEMA 6-20P plug. Is it possible and safe to create an adapter for this so that it can be plugged into a standard 4-prong 14-30R dryer outlet? The adapter would be a typical 4-prong dryer cord with a NEMA 6-20R receptacle. Would this b...

I have a slightly different setup, but was wondering if it's the same. I'm trying to match a 220V welder to my gennie, which has an L14-30P connector output.

My welder currently has a 6-20 male connector on it. Would the setup be the same? I'm just not sure which pole to ignore if I was building my own adapter.

pduwhips.com/products/…

That adapter would be perfect ... if I could find one in short order.

Niall C.

Urk! I'm actually not as around as I thought. I'll take a look in a bit.

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

no worries

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

21:43

@Tester101 - You could probably answer this with your eyes closed ;-)

2 hours later…

Niall C.

23:37

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 Looks like a slightly different configuration -- OP of that question says they have a non-locking 14-30, you have a locking 14-30 -- but the wiring should be the same.

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

@NiallC. - It's what I was thinking ... was just looking for a more experienced hand than mine to ensure I'm not doing something stupid.

Niall C.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 Best we defer to Tester101 then. :)

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

@NiallC. - ROFL! Well, I appreciate your input, nonetheless.

I can buy a premade adapter for it, so I don't think I could get in too much trouble :o) I mean, it's only electricity, right?

Niall C.

@Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 And 240 is such a friendly number

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

More friendly than 440 :o)

or is that 480?

lol!

Yah, Tester's the man.

Shalvenay

23:50

oh hey there @Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

@Shalvenay - What's going on?

Shalvenay

not a whole lot, just saw your question here re: the welder and generator being not quite plug-compatible

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

Yah, one of those things. I need to do some welding away from home, so was looking at how I can connect them. I see there are ready made adapters to do it, I just don't know the availability of them.

Shalvenay

what's the I1max and I1eff on your welder btw?

Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2

I have no clue

I don't even know what those terms mena.

mean.

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