60 Amp Breaker Wire. How i wired a 60 amp breaker and a 240v outlet for a welder brought to you by desert rat 2000. A 50 amp circuit breaker or fuse box can also be powered by 6 gauge wire.
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The diy forum recommends wiring 60 amp circuits with 6 3 wire to handle the electrical load safely. How i wired a 60 amp breaker and a 240v outlet for a welder brought to you by desert rat 2000. That would be 4 gauge wire.
For 50 amps the rule of thumb is that you need a 6 gauge wire size.
Several things should be verified by what i m seeing in this photo the wire size does not look to adequate for a 60 amp breaker it looks to be 10awg or 8awg it should be 6awg or sometimes local codes will allow 8 stranded check your local codes if none use the national electric code. For 50 amps the rule of thumb is that you need a 6 gauge wire size. That would be 4 gauge wire. The other issue is the color index white being used as a power leg.
