Welder "must be connected to a 30A fused spur"

[Guest112]

My old man just rang me wants to buy a welder but the manufacturers instructions say the welder has to be connected to a 30A fused spur, He hasnt bought it yet he said hes going to get more details for me tomorrow which ill post up,

From what i gather this'll have to be on a dedicated circuit but ive never heard of a 30A fused spur and can't find them online.

Anyone heard of these or know where to get them or installed one of theses welders before?

Any information would be great, I'll post the extra info as soon as i get it on here.

Thanks

 

[UKMeterman]

Was this kettle a supermarket own brand? I had the same discussion with trading standards but they didn't want to know...

 

[overskilled]

Yeah own brand, one of the bigger brands, who did say they would pass my comments onto their technical department and their buyers as the manager who phoned me back agreed that a kettle with a properly sized flex priced at 8 pounds or so which lasts 2 or 3 years looks better than a kettle with a thin flex at a fiver which barely lasts a year...heard nothing further though....big surprise.
Argument being is that the BS for kettles allows a flex of less than 75 cm to be done in 0.75mm2, as its only used for short periods and the flex shouldn't get "that hot"....hmmm obviously they have never been in the homes of some elderly folk, who for cost and other reasons just boil the water they need and sometimes will boil 3 or 4 kettles back to back for cups of tea then dishes, fill a mop bucket etc.
Trading standards also decided that a quick PAT test was a suitable testing method.......ignoring the thin flex, which likely will wear out over time (had one previously where the base had started to melt where the terminals were due to the heat being generated.

 

[aptsys]

Just a thought, could the welder be an American machine, and as a welder is basically a transformer.
It would explain why a 1.5 flex could supply 32amps

What on earth are you smoking? The current rating of flex does not depend on the voltage.