Help hooking up air compressor!

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Hey.

I resently got a 60gal. 5horsepower air compressor. I was looking/researching how to wire it up. My shop has a 3prong socket. It goes kinda like this. I do beleive this is a 240v 40amp plug. ???? =/

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So, The air compressor says its a 230v I do bleive 10amp....Think it would be ok to wire it to that plug? Or what plug should I get, and how do I install it? I think the plug it needs is a 240v 10amp, that looks like a normal plug but with a sideways "T" on one side?


Thats all I got from my research, and you can't use a normal house plug.

HELP! hahha :cry: :cry:

Yes I do know, I know nothing about electrical systems. haha. I don't have the money to hire someone to install it. So please help me do it right.

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Does it look like this?

http://collierwelding.com/tech/weldercord/welderplug.jpg

Thats a welder plug

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get a voltage converter.

AC 220V TO 110V CONVERTERS Transformer type, STEP UP STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER , EUROPEAN PLUG, CONVERT 110 VOLTS TO 220 VOLTS (http://www.starkelectronic.com/st500.htm)

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Does it look like this?

http://collierwelding.com/tech/weldercord/welderplug.jpg


Thats a welder plug
Yes looks exactly like that, but the bottom prongs are going horizontal. I have no idea what its doing in there.

get a voltage converter.

AC 220V TO 110V CONVERTERS Transformer type, STEP UP STEP DOWN TRANSFORMER , EUROPEAN PLUG, CONVERT 110 VOLTS TO 220 VOLTS (http://www.starkelectronic.com/st500.htm)


I love this idea. I think I will do it. Um, can you get them local?