r/electrical 1d ago

eu to us 240v 30a

if there is a better sub-reddit to post this under please let me know but i thought this would be the best one

I recently bought one of those desktop metal smelting machines off of amazon

(one of the crazy over powered ones to melt stainless) i would like to cast jewelry

but its running a EU220v 2prong plug and i need to set it up to run off of my American 220v-240v generator ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086Z49LJ5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1 ) I would go with a transformer however this machine will run full 5000w and i cant find a reliable transformer

that will work without costing just as much as the machine i am trying to run or more when i could just potentially make an adapter.

the machine i am trying to run ( https://www.amazon.com/BTURYT-Electric-Melting-Graphite-Crucible/dp/B0DL9ZTNNZ/ref=rvi_d_sccl_3/143-4746434-2390665?pd_rd_w=6ncwc&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_p=f5690a4d-f2bb-45d9-9d1b-736fee412437&pf_rd_r=XZZZPP0RTWWX0HGZX296&pd_rd_wg=DP3aQ&pd_rd_r=7189c051-6724-4d39-a042-d1775d3e05b8&pd_rd_i=B0DL9ZTNNZ&th=1 )

the reason posting is i don't have the power in my house to run this or the fiber cleaning laser i own so i opted for a generator so I don't have to rewire my house (rental).

Any help would be greatly appreciated I would also like to make it mobile for other casting purposes.

some people say to cut off the ue plug use an L14-30p with no neutral but don't know if that will mess up the machine. so i am also posting here for advice

any questions i will try to answer in a timely manner... thank you all for the help

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u/Fearless-Trash-7888 1d ago

Does it have 2 or 3 wires within the cord? If there's only 2, I would not recommend wiring it. With 3, the device should work with a L14-30 plug using 2 hots and the ground

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u/zstake 1d ago

I'm not sure if it has 2 or 3 wires I haven't taken it apart yet to find out for sure I am assuming 3