# 6-2 Romex locally?
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**Created:** [September 11, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387 "2009-09-11T11:53:41Z")
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/1 "2009-09-11T11:53:41Z")
Anybody know of a source other then HD for some 6-2 romex? i need about 55 feet for my welder circuit, and HD has it for 1.78 per foot… but you can buy spools of 125 feet for ~ 139 dollars…
Does anybody need any and would perhaps want to go in 50/50 or know if any electrical supplies places have it by the foot for cheaper?
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### Author:  [@Southtowns27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Southtowns27)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/2 "2009-09-11T12:25:52Z")
Call around to a bunch of the electrical supply houses. Look them up in the yellow pages. You might be able to save some cash. Is this for a 240V line? If so, it seems awfully big. 6 AWG will carry 100 amps a leg at 55 feet. 10 AWG will carry 50A a leg at 55 ft. (based on a 3% voltage drop). How much juice does your machine suck? I’m not 100% sure, but I think your neutral needs to be insulated as well. So that means you need X-3 wire, not X-2 as you mentioned.
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### Author:  [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/3 "2009-09-11T12:26:14Z")
Try Shanor Electric
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/4 "2009-09-11T12:39:30Z")
Don’t try shanor electric. I SELL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES TO CONTRACTORS ALL DAY LONG!!!
I can do 1.07 /FT and have it for you today.
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/5 "2009-09-11T12:43:47Z")
sounds like a winner
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/6 "2009-09-11T12:47:40Z")
> [@Southtowns27](#):
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> Call around to a bunch of the electrical supply houses. Look them up in the yellow pages. You might be able to save some cash. Is this for a 240V line? If so, it seems awfully big. 6 AWG will carry 100 amps a leg at 55 feet. 10 AWG will carry 50A a leg at 55 ft. (based on a 3% voltage drop). How much juice does your machine suck? I’m not 100% sure, but I think your neutral needs to be insulated as well. So that means you need X-3 wire, not X-2 as you mentioned.
there is no neutral in 240 v wiries… just 2 hots and a ground…
6-2 was spec’d out by all the net research i did with other people who have installed wleders… its a 240v 50amp breaker and its ~ 50 feet of travel…
[http://www.greatinspector.com/faq-elec-wiresize.html](http://www.greatinspector.com/faq-elec-wiresize.html)
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### Author:  [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/7 "2009-09-11T12:55:06Z")
That’s all that welder you bought draws is 50 amp? I have a Miller 180 that specs out to use an 80 amp breaker.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/8 "2009-09-11T13:04:47Z")
> [@mike125k](#):
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> That’s all that welder you bought draws is 50 amp? I have a Miller 180 that specs out to use an 80 amp breaker.
Everything i found online said go with 50amp…
[http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/im/im832.pdf](http://content.lincolnelectric.com/pdfs/products/navigator/im/im832.pdf)
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### Author:  [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/9 "2009-09-11T13:10:19Z")
I believe you, was just surprised. I honestly only have a 50amp for mine because that’s what was already run in my garage. I’ve yet to pull enough current to trip the breaker though, but Miller recommended an 80amp just to stay safe.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/10 "2009-09-11T13:14:38Z")
> [@mike125k](#):
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> I believe you, was just surprised. I honestly only have a 50amp for mine because that’s what was already run in my garage. I’ve yet to pull enough current to trip the breaker though, but Miller recommended an 80amp just to stay safe.
yea, you are onl going to push it if your trying to weld like max size alum…
i dont see myself tryign to weld 3/8" slabs of alum together…
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### Author:  [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/11 "2009-09-11T14:26:43Z")
If your lucky you might be able to find some on ebay, alot of people sell job leftovers for a good price.
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/6-2-romex-locally/73387/12 "2009-09-11T15:18:21Z")
> [@POOPRA](#):
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> If your lucky you might be able to find some on ebay, alot of people sell job leftovers for a good price.
i got mine from tpgsr…
ebay had it for 1.50 a foot +89c per foot for delivery… WAY more then HD…