Thomas77GR Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hello I was a little a naive and bought myself a new 150TE Clarke mig welder which came without its plug.. now in the accompanying booklet it says do not use a 13 amp plug but a 15 amp plug instead.. the intention was to use the mig at home to repair my manta and run it off a household socket..(which are 13amps).. a 15amp plug looks completely different and cannot be used with a household socket... What happens if I wire my mig to a 13 amp plug and plug it onto a mains fed socket (via an extension lead)? I don't think I'll use it at full power anyway or it will be used on a daily basis.. any advice please? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemanta Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 do you have an electric cooker if so this will have a 30amp supply most have a plug socket along side the switch you could make an extension lead and use this if you are worried ,but i would use it on a 13amp you will never use it flat for a great deal of time for you to draw the sort of current that would cause a problem if you are doing bodywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 It'll be fine on a 13amp plug. There is the possibility that if you run it at full power for a long time you might blow a fuse, but that should be all. I run my much larger 210amp welder on a 13amp plug and have never blown a fuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 You'll be fine. I run a 180amp one on chained extension cables. Now that I don't recommend at all! But a 13 amp fuse is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) I've run a similar MIG with a 13amp fuse for twenty odd years, and as said in a previous post, you may blow a fuse now and then, so you just stick a new fuse in. Happy Welding Edited July 12, 2011 by Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas77GR Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 thanks for the posts! I'll try to put pictures of my A series on the projects forum as the work hopefully progresses thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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