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10-30 outlet and 6-30 plug ebaydowicz 06-05-2008
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Posted by ebaydowicz on June 5, 2008, 9:25 am
Is it possible to make an extension cord with a male 10-30 plug and the
other end a female 6-30 receptacle? I have a potters' kiln that has a 6-30
plug and when I am not using my dryer, I would like to be able to plug my
kiln in the same outlet.

ED

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Posted by franz fripplfrappl on June 5, 2008, 10:08 am
On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:25:20 +0000, ebaydowicz wrote:

> Is it possible to make an extension cord with a male 10-30 plug and the
> other end a female 6-30 receptacle? I have a potters' kiln that has a
> 6-30 plug and when I am not using my dryer, I would like to be able to
> plug my kiln in the same outlet.
>
> ED
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What is amp rating of the kiln?
The longer the cord, the more resistance.

I made a 20' cord for my 220v Unisaw but that was for a 20 amp circuit.
No performance issues.



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Posted by on June 5, 2008, 10:41 am
On 05 Jun 2008 13:25:20 GMT, ebaydowicz_at_cox_dot_net@foo.com
(ebaydowicz) wrote:

>Is it possible to make an extension cord with a male 10-30 plug and the
>other end a female 6-30 receptacle? I have a potters' kiln that has a 6-30
>plug and when I am not using my dryer, I would like to be able to plug my
>kiln in the same outlet.
>
>ED

No problem at all. The kiln should be a pure 240v load sop you don't
run into any problems with the neutral question. Don't use #10 Romex,
get a real "cord" designed for this kind of application and use a plug
and receptacle with cord connectors. If your home store doesn't have
them an electrical supplier will.

Posted by Phil Again on June 5, 2008, 11:22 am
On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:25:20 +0000, ebaydowicz wrote:

> Is it possible to make an extension cord with a male 10-30 plug and the
> other end a female 6-30 receptacle? I have a potters' kiln that has a
> 6-30 plug and when I am not using my dryer, I would like to be able to
> plug my kiln in the same outlet.
>

I hope a licensed electrician weights in on this.

I did find the following link:
http://www.interpower.com/ic/nema_configs.asp

You now have a dryer with a 30 amp 3 pole, 3 connector rated for 250V AC,
which I understand not universally current for new dryer installs. I
presume this is actually wired as two conductors at 220 / 2 poles, and
the "W" connection is used as a ground wire.

Your Kiln uses the specific wiring device for 30 amps, 250 volt rating,
two poles with a specific grounding connector.

Yes, my not authoritative and non-qualified to answer reply is yes both
connectors (10-30 and 6-30) will handle 220 VAC two poles with a ground
wire.

However, I think the better solution would be to bring your dryer and the
220 receptacle up to current suggested code of 6-30. Yes that would be
more expensive, and may require an electrician licensed in your area to
verify my guess is correct.

I would ask at one of your local appliance stores (Sears?) what connector
their electrical dryers use; a 6- or 10- plug.

Just my opinion.

Phil


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