Wiring PowerUltra 205 for 110V?

[Devon]

I just got my PowerUltra 205, and I selected this unit because it can run off either 110V or 220V. So I was trying to find out how to wire the plug for 110V, and while it seems obvious that I could just connect the Black to Hot, White to Neutral, Green to Ground, I just wanted to make sure.

Does it make any difference if the White and Black leads are swapped for 110V operation?

[Ray]

It does not matter to the welder but for code (and to make the electricians of the world happy) the white wire should go to the wider blade, usually it has a silver screw and the black one is brass.
But the welder doesn’t care in actuality.

[performance]

Umm, RAY, the white wire is the "smaller" blade.

[kenwhite]

Umm, RAY, the white wire is the "smaller" blade.

Mark, are you sure?

For 120V operation, black is hot - narrow brass blade, white is neutral - wide silver blade, and ground is the semicircular blade.

At least that is how I remember it...

[Ray]

You made me check to be sure, but yes wide blade with silver screw is the white or neutral wire, Black is the brass screw or “Hot” feed sometimes referred to as the main, and green is the safety ground.
I had to check to be sure, and didn’t use the internet, rather looked for a plug in the shop, found a socket instead.
I’m not an electrician, but have done plenty of it.
Here’s a little limerick I share to help you remember the colors:
Green’s serene (Ground)
White’s all right (neutral)
Black will attack (Hot)
Touch the red and your dead (220V)
The blades are like water or hydraulic lines, the pressure or water feed line is smaller than the return or drain line.
I did check it because at my age I don’t even trust myself and Mark is most always right.

[kenwhite]

I learned this saying -> "black on brass will save your a$$"...

[Haku]

So the real question is, do they actually support 110v. The manual says 220v but nothing about 110v, but the stats table on the website says 120-240v. Does this hold true for all of the Ultra series including the 250p?

[kenwhite]

If you scroll down the link, it shows it supports 120/240 operation.

http://www.everlastgenerators.com/Po...05-313-pd.html

[Ray]

If the unit is set up for 110, next to where the cord goes into the machine it will be marked 1X110-220V.

[performance]

HAKU
yours probably doesn't. But as ray said, if it will, it will be marked next to the cord.

[Devon]

Ok so just to be clear...
For 110V
Black -> Hot
White -> Neutral
Green -> Ground
(now does it matter if I swap the Black-White leads in the 110V configuration?)


For 220V
Black -> Hot (L1)
White -> Hot (L2)
Green -> Neutral (since Neutral/Ground are tied together at the breaker panel this should be ok. )

[kenwhite]

Ok so just to be clear...
For 110V
Black -> Hot
White -> Neutral
Green -> Ground
(now does it matter if I swap the Black-White leads in the 110V configuration?)


For 220V
Black -> Hot (L1)
White -> Hot (L2)
Green -> Neutral (since Neutral/Ground are tied together at the breaker panel this should be ok. )

For 220V, green is ground since it is tied to the unit chassis and a neutral (return path) is not needed.

[everlastsupport]

Thanks again Ken,

Devon, Ken is correct, we do not use neutral. Green is your ground.