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    Mar 21, 2010, 11:02 AM
    50 amp plug wiring
    Im wireing a 50 amp breaker from my fuse panell and I have 4 wires running from the pannel. (red, black, white, bare ground.) I need to connect a plug for my welder(s), which has a three prong plug. Which wires do I hook up?
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    Mar 21, 2010, 11:29 AM

    2 hots and the ground, cap the white.
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    Mar 21, 2010, 05:32 PM
    What size are these wires? Were they used for a 50 amp circuit prior to this one?
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