Re: Plugs and Sockets Was: Re: House Circuits

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Original poster: "David Speck by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org>

Chris,
Heavy duty sockets for electric ovens that carry 50A at 220 volts, as well 
as replacement cord sets with matching plugs are readily available at most 
electrical supply houses.

A search on eBay for 'Twist lock" also turns up 50 amp connectors, probably 
better suited to repeated connect/disconnect cycles.

Dave


>Okay, let's say you wired the whole garage up for massive current draw. 
>What kind of plug do you use for 120V that will handle it? All of the 
>plugs at home depot (or any other hardware store) are only rated for 
>around 20 Amps, and I don't like the notion of unintentionally welding the 
>plug and socket together. So are there different plugs, or is it still 
>just a matter of running it for small amounts of time?