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Wayne.B

On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:03:11 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:47:01 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:02:58 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

In order to avoid zoning issues at the boat shop I ran everything off
two 100 foot, 12 gauge extension cords. They ran everything I threw at
them including my Table Saw and Radial Arm. I had them each plugged into
dedicated lines from the fuse box. Never noticed any problem with them
and any loss of power at the plug.

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I used to have a 250 ft 10 gauge extension cord that I built myself
from a roll of 12/3 romex cable. It was stored on a garden hose reel
for ease of deployment and to avoid kinking. It was very useful in
winter storage boatyards where the boat ended up being a long way from
an outlet box. I could run electric heaters and any power tool that I
wanted from it.

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Correction: Make that 10/3 romex cable.

You could have used 10/2-wg (the grounding wire is not required to be
insulated) but the problem is that Romex is not listed to go in a
plug.
10-3 SJxx cord is a better choice. (like SJOW or SJT). It is more
suitable because it is stranded wire.

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You're right, I think it probably was 10/2-wg.

Code compliance with regard to the plug was not a major priority at
the time. :-)