In fact many appliances or devices will be rated to 110V or 115V which basically tells you they are tested to operate down to a lower voltage. This can be confusing but the bottom line is they are referring to the exact same thing. You’ll often hear voltages in your home referred to as 110V, 115V, or 120V. If it requires more than 15 amps, it requires a higher capacity circuit.
115 VOLT PLUG CODE
If it requires no more than 15 amps, it could be connected to the proposed circuit, but code requires that there be no other outlets on the circuit. If the AC does not have a standard grounded plug, it must require more than 13 amps.
115 VOLT PLUG PORTABLE
It is current that is your enemy, a piece wire that is warm at 110V (120v) will turn into a fuse at 220V (230v, 240v), all other things being equal.Ĭan I plug a portable air conditioner into a regular outlet? If you plug an 110V appliance in 220V outlet (same as 120v to 230v, 240v) you can only hope that some protection device disconnects the power to the appliance. Can I plug a 115 volt appliance into a 220V outlet? Most electronics are built to withstand these small variances in voltage, which means that they can all be plugged into a standard circuit even if the voltage is reading lower than 120V. There is no real difference between 110V and 115V circuits.
If you can't find an extension cord of that type, you're left with cutting the cord or replacing one of the receptacles.
You can get a 25' Yellow Jacket cord at any Lowe's store for around $25, IIRC. The best you can hope for is a heavy duty "Yellow Jacket" brand extension cord with a 5-20R receptacle on one end and the standard 5-15 P plug on the other end. You're probably not going to find any adapters for the cord. If you, in fact, have more than one circuit in the garage, run the cutter and compressor off of different circuits. I'd start pulling fuses and and shutting off breakers and see which outlets go dead. Thanks again.any other thoughts?Broccoli brought up a good point with running the cutter and compressor on the same circuit. I am hoping to find an adapter tomorrow at the hardware store if not I guess I will have to cut off the end and wire up a standard plug. I do know I have run the Hobart 135 Mig welder on all of the outlets for years now without ever blowing any fuses and plenty of juice for welding. I did not find any gauge rating on any of the wires running out of the box. I am not an electrician so I can't really give any more info. I checked the CB there are two of them in the garage in the same box and 4 screw in fuses, most of them say 30 amp on them, I believe one said 20 amp. Thanks for all the info it really helped! Especially the diagrams.
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