[Shop-talk] electrical question

[Doug Braun]

Hello,

How do you get the arc started on that unit? Does it have a pilot arc?

Thanks,
Doug


On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Matt <mbarre at juno.com> wrote:

>  I took Inch's recommendation and got the Ramsond plasma cutter (wow, 2 day
> delivery from Amazon w/free shipping!)  It works off either 220V 20amp or
> 110
> 30amp depending on the plug you put on it. I was about to put on a 220V
> plug
> but I realized that I had wired up a dedicated 30A 110 circuit for visiting
> RVs and it would actually be more convenient to cut near that outlet.Is
> there
> any reason to go 220 instead of 110 in this case?  All I can figure is the
> higher current but since I have a rated circuit it would seem convenience
> prevails..