Wiring

[herb]

I just purchased and received in the mail today, a EV-CUT40D Plasma cutter. The instructions are a little ambiguous however.

What are the current requirements if I hook this up to 110VAC or 220VAC.

In other words, if I hook this up to 110 VAC Single Phase, how big of a circuit breaker do I need for the outlet circuit?

I also have 220 VAC available, but again I don't know how big of a circuit breaker is required for the outlet. Would a double pole 20 amp breaker be sufficient or do I need a larger one.

Also there is a blue, a brown and a green wire going into the cutter.

If I hook up to 110 VAC, I assume the green is for earth ground but which wire, blue or brown is the hot wire and which is the electrical ground.

If I hook it up to 220 VAC, can I assume correctly that the blue and the brown are both 110VAC legs and the green is the electrical ground?

Please advise as I would like to get this up and running,

Thanks in advance for any and all assistance you can give me.

[shawn]

there should be a nameplate somewhere on the machine that gives voltage/amperage take a picture of that and post it. i'd suggest you use the 220 volt because the unit will run better but i don't know if you have to change any of the wiring internally to do that, on alot of multivoltage stuff you have to rewire to run on the higher voltage because they assume everybody will run 120v

[rinktumbody]

there should be a nameplate somewhere on the machine that gives voltage/amperage take a picture of that and post it. i'd suggest you use the 220 volt because the unit will run better but i don't know if you have to change any of the wiring internally to do that, on alot of multivoltage stuff you have to rewire to run on the higher voltage because they assume everybody will run 120v

Not sure why you suggested that I post a photo of the nameplate? There is a decal on the top that lists the info. Didn't change the internal wiring to get it to run on 220, since it's set up to do that, and would automatically detect 110.

You're right. I decided to go with the 220 volts, Shawn. I was sorely tempted to just use a 110 plug and outlet then remembered how wimpy another plasma cutter was that ran on 110. Mostly I cut 20-24 gauge sheet metal, but my guess is cutting will go faster with 220 and I'll be ready if I need to cut something thicker.

[shawn]

i suggested he post the nameplate picture because some people don't know how to read it correctly and it has all the voltage/amperage info on it. i was gonna help him out by giving him the correct wire and breaker size to run the unit on. i've seen other posts on this site where people are not wiring their house right for their new welder and would hate to see more people do the same thing.

[Rodsmachineshop]

the wiring of the new 220v in a house for like stoves and apliance changed from the old 3 wire to 4 wire for a power interrupt or GFI for electricions safty to make sure the power if off when breakers are shut down. How 220v works with 4 wires: (one wire to each)
1 Black wire carries 110v
1 Red wire carries 110v
1 White wire acts as a common
1 Green wire acts as a ground

[rinktumbody]

i suggested he post the nameplate picture because some people don't know how to read it correctly and it has all the voltage/amperage info on it. i was gonna help him out by giving him the correct wire and breaker size to run the unit on. i've seen other posts on this site where people are not wiring their house right for their new welder and would hate to see more people do the same thing.

Shawn,
Thanks for your concern. I've got it up and running, minus the white common lead. My thanks to all of you for the support. Also appreciate how the Everlast staff recommended this forum. It's really helped.