Wayne.B wrote:

On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 00:54:50 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote:


Contractors use 100' 12ga extension cords every day to power large saws,
rotary hammer drills, and other big tools powered by their generators.
10ga or bigger would be expensive, hard to find, and not necessary.


I built my own 10ga extension once upon a time for doing boatyard work
at a distance from outlets. I bought a 250 ft roll of 10/3 from a
distributor at a half decent price, put my own connectors on it, and
stored the whole thing on an inexpensive garden hose reel.

Worked great, cost less than $100, everthing included.


There's nothing wrong with that provided it's not a job site OSHA might
visit. The hardest part of making an extension cord like that would be
finding 10ga male and female ends. If they are rated for 12ga then the
250' of wire between the two might as well be 12ga.

Dan