Electrical info needed

[Blaze]

Thanks guys, I did not know there was an outlet on the back of the 250EX. Sweet! I plan on getting a couple quotes from electricians ( i figure they can get the materials cheaper). But if it is way to expensive, I'll run the wiring myself and have one of my buddies that knows how to hook everything up apply the power.

[Brian Ski]

But if it is way to expensive, I'll run the wiring myself and have one of my buddies that knows how to hook everything up apply the power.

That is the way to do it... Not to complicated, but you want it done right... BTW If you run the cable make sure it is plenty long enough. It is sure a lot of grief to end up several inches short of making it to the other side of the box.

[MoparCar]

I'm an licensed electrician (now a project manager, not a field working electrician) and pretty much so everything Brian said is correct. If you go through the trouble of putting in larger power make sure you spring for a nice sub panel in the work area. It's so much easier to wire outlets, air compressors, blast cabinets, etc. with a sub panel. Most residential panels will limit you to a 100 amp or maybe 125 amp branch circuit breaker depending on the brand. . If you can install a 100 amp breaker in your house panel to feed a 100 amp panel in your garage you'll like that as your equipment grows. Most items are never running at the same time so it will run a lot of items in your garage without problem for a hobby fabricator. Also if it's in your budget install a couple of different 50 amp welder outlets of the same circuit to maximize versatility with little added cost. Again you will probably never have two welders running at the same time. Remember to make your 120 volt outlets GFCI for safety---it's worth the extra money for the safety factor.