5M welding cable

[Mattdiy]

Hi, I own a draper 140 amp inverter welder. However it only has 3M welding leads which are a draw back. Are there any adverse effects to replacing the 3M leads with 5M leads? Thanks

 

[Paul.]

An extra couple of metres will make no difference to the welders performance at all,
Welcome to the forum

 

[Mattdiy]

Thanks for the quick reply Paul.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Provided they're not horrifically underrated size wise you should have no bother, I regularly use mine with 6m+ leads as I've a few extensions for them odd jobs up a ladder etc!

Dan

 

[BrokenBiker]

i have 10m leads on my inverter, just went up a cable size when i changed them to make sure they wouldn't get hot

 

[Mattdiy]

Thanks for the replys, will buy a 5 meter set now. It will save moving the machine the whole time.

 

[Mattdiy]

I bought two 23ft leads second hand last week with thick 300 amp rated cables. There working great, makes it alot easier repair machinery in the workshop not having to move the welder arount the whole time as the other leads were only 1.5 meters long!

A few welds to check performance. :-D

And the new workshop stereo made from speakers from an old car.

 

[BrokenBiker]

nice peelers there. I like the sound system too. im stuck with a crap ipod docking thing that the missus didn't want anymore. cant hear it over the grinder though