Hey everyone. I need a question answered. I called Miller today and asked my questions, but , the guy didn't seem like much help (first time I called miller for anything, I know ya all say their customer service is great).
So I explained to the guy that I have a detached garage approx. 110 Ft away from my breaker panel in my basement and that I just bought my first welder, a 200 Dx. I need to get power up to the garage for this welder ( I currently have 115v there now wired to a 15amp fuse in the basement panel).
My situation is also limited by the fact that I rent and not sure how much longer I will stay at this current apartment. I talked to my landlord and he said he would help me intall a 240v plug in the garage with running line etc to the basement panel. He said that the cord/wire he found to use would cost over 100 bucks and that its pretty much left up to me to buy the cord and materials if I want power to the garage for this thing.
My thing is, If I'm going to spend over 100 dollars on getting power up there, then i might as well use SOOW cord that I can take with me and use as a extension cord for when I move out of this apartment. My research tells me that SOOW cord is fine to hang in the air from the apartment to the garage (not 110Ft, prob only 25Ft in the air) . This leads me to my main Q:
The guy from Miller said he would not recommend a extension cord of any kind over 66Ft I think he said. No matter what gauge wire used. He said voltage drop would be a problem and that it would give the welder poor performance. I pressed him on what he meant by "poor performance" and he couldn't answer and just said he cant recommend any solution for me.
Now: ins't the dynasty 200 dx auto sensing for voltage? So what if there is Voltage drop if I can use any voltage from 110 to 400 something?
And can I use a 110Ft 8 guage SOOW cord to give me power to my welder?
Thanks so much for anyone who can clairify some things. I have had this welder for over a week now and haven't even used it
P.S. : The current line running to the garage providing 115v isn't a option to mess with.
So I explained to the guy that I have a detached garage approx. 110 Ft away from my breaker panel in my basement and that I just bought my first welder, a 200 Dx. I need to get power up to the garage for this welder ( I currently have 115v there now wired to a 15amp fuse in the basement panel).
My situation is also limited by the fact that I rent and not sure how much longer I will stay at this current apartment. I talked to my landlord and he said he would help me intall a 240v plug in the garage with running line etc to the basement panel. He said that the cord/wire he found to use would cost over 100 bucks and that its pretty much left up to me to buy the cord and materials if I want power to the garage for this thing.
My thing is, If I'm going to spend over 100 dollars on getting power up there, then i might as well use SOOW cord that I can take with me and use as a extension cord for when I move out of this apartment. My research tells me that SOOW cord is fine to hang in the air from the apartment to the garage (not 110Ft, prob only 25Ft in the air) . This leads me to my main Q:
The guy from Miller said he would not recommend a extension cord of any kind over 66Ft I think he said. No matter what gauge wire used. He said voltage drop would be a problem and that it would give the welder poor performance. I pressed him on what he meant by "poor performance" and he couldn't answer and just said he cant recommend any solution for me.
Now: ins't the dynasty 200 dx auto sensing for voltage? So what if there is Voltage drop if I can use any voltage from 110 to 400 something?
And can I use a 110Ft 8 guage SOOW cord to give me power to my welder?
Thanks so much for anyone who can clairify some things. I have had this welder for over a week now and haven't even used it

P.S. : The current line running to the garage providing 115v isn't a option to mess with.
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