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So, looking at this 5pin plug...
The bottom smaller pin is ground. The one at 1100 is neutral, and the other three are 120v each voltage potential from neutral.
If I take a 3 wire cable and grab B C and Neutral, and wire a 50amp 240v female on one end, and a 5pin male on the other but connected using only B C and N, now I have a plug that will plug into the genset, and will allow my single phase 240v welder to plug in... and as I understand it, what I'll have is 208V single phase.
My welder shouldn't care. It'll run on 120v with a reduced duty cycle, or on 240v with an enhanced duty cycle. 208v should be close enough.
What am I doing that's stupid or dangerous?
The bottom smaller pin is ground. The one at 1100 is neutral, and the other three are 120v each voltage potential from neutral.
If I take a 3 wire cable and grab B C and Neutral, and wire a 50amp 240v female on one end, and a 5pin male on the other but connected using only B C and N, now I have a plug that will plug into the genset, and will allow my single phase 240v welder to plug in... and as I understand it, what I'll have is 208V single phase.
My welder shouldn't care. It'll run on 120v with a reduced duty cycle, or on 240v with an enhanced duty cycle. 208v should be close enough.
What am I doing that's stupid or dangerous?
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