"Don White" wrote

The owners manual calls for 16 gauge up to 100 feet, which is plenty for
me.
I went to Costco looking for a 12 gauge 100 ft cord with one female plug
and
a short adapter to make it a triple they had for $30 CDN. Just my luck ,
none in stock.
Until I get a better cord I'll make due with my lawnmower one which is no
problem to lug around. (100 ft @ 16 gauge)


Well, if the 16 gauge up to 100 feet is "plenty" for you, then why not just
stay with the lawnmower cord? Use it for the lawnmower in summer and the
snowblower in winter...as far as I can see you don't even need a new cord
from Costco.

"blank" wrote in message
...

Well, if the 16 gauge up to 100 feet is "plenty" for you, then why not
just
stay with the lawnmower cord? Use it for the lawnmower in summer and the
snowblower in winter...as far as I can see you don't even need a new cord
from Costco.

I just got back from a nice walk to the local Canadian Tire Store. The
cords in stock had conflicting info on them.
One Noma cord advertised that it was 14 ga and could handle 15 amps, but
when I looked at the table on back it recomended 12 ga for 12-16 amps. the
Noma 'Contractor' cords were really nice...100' @ 12 ga with great plugs for
$ 80.00 CDN. A bit pricy. I think my 16 ga cord is a bit light. I may
buy a 25' contractor 12 ga cord to supplement my existing 50' 12ga triple
tap version I bought at Costco last year. I don't want to burn the electric
motor on the snowblower.

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"blank" wrote in message
...

Well, if the 16 gauge up to 100 feet is "plenty" for you, then why not
just
stay with the lawnmower cord? Use it for the lawnmower in summer and the
snowblower in winter...as far as I can see you don't even need a new cord
from Costco.

I just got back from a nice walk to the local Canadian Tire Store. The
cords in stock had conflicting info on them.
One Noma cord advertised that it was 14 ga and could handle 15 amps, but
when I looked at the table on back it recomended 12 ga for 12-16 amps.
the
Noma 'Contractor' cords were really nice...100' @ 12 ga with great plugs
for
$ 80.00 CDN. A bit pricy. I think my 16 ga cord is a bit light. I may
buy a 25' contractor 12 ga cord to supplement my existing 50' 12ga triple
tap version I bought at Costco last year. I don't want to burn the
electric
motor on the snowblower.



A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

"JimH" wrote in message
...


A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

Not sure about that.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...ges/h00010.asp

These people thing a voltage drop over a too small cord can affect the tool.

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"JimH" wrote in message
...


A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

Not sure about that.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...ges/h00010.asp

These people thing a voltage drop over a too small cord can affect the
tool.



Thanks for the link. You may be correct. But the fire hazard is also a
concern.

These people thing a voltage drop over a too small cord can affect the tool.

Sure!
the lesser voltage, will make the motor pull more than the requiered amps which
will over heat the brush's and commutator in the motor and will usually burn
them out.

Use a heavier chord especially if you have to go a considerable length from the
house or garage.

Tim

In article ,
JimH wrote:



"Don White" wrote in message
...

"blank" wrote in message
...

Well, if the 16 gauge up to 100 feet is "plenty" for you, then why not
just
stay with the lawnmower cord? Use it for the lawnmower in summer and the
snowblower in winter...as far as I can see you don't even need a new cord
from Costco.

I just got back from a nice walk to the local Canadian Tire Store. The
cords in stock had conflicting info on them.
One Noma cord advertised that it was 14 ga and could handle 15 amps, but
when I looked at the table on back it recomended 12 ga for 12-16 amps.
the
Noma 'Contractor' cords were really nice...100' @ 12 ga with great plugs
for
$ 80.00 CDN. A bit pricy. I think my 16 ga cord is a bit light. I may
buy a 25' contractor 12 ga cord to supplement my existing 50' 12ga triple
tap version I bought at Costco last year. I don't want to burn the
electric
motor on the snowblower.



A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

Yes it can.

Fewer volts = more amps for the same running speed.

This will reliably overheat motors.

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"Karl Denninger" wrote in message
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In article ,
JimH wrote:



"Don White" wrote in message
...

"blank" wrote in message
...

Well, if the 16 gauge up to 100 feet is "plenty" for you, then why not
just
stay with the lawnmower cord? Use it for the lawnmower in summer and
the
snowblower in winter...as far as I can see you don't even need a new
cord
from Costco.

I just got back from a nice walk to the local Canadian Tire Store. The
cords in stock had conflicting info on them.
One Noma cord advertised that it was 14 ga and could handle 15 amps,
but
when I looked at the table on back it recomended 12 ga for 12-16 amps.
the
Noma 'Contractor' cords were really nice...100' @ 12 ga with great
plugs
for
$ 80.00 CDN. A bit pricy. I think my 16 ga cord is a bit light. I
may
buy a 25' contractor 12 ga cord to supplement my existing 50' 12ga
triple
tap version I bought at Costco last year. I don't want to burn the
electric
motor on the snowblower.



A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

Yes it can.

Fewer volts = more amps for the same running speed.

This will reliably overheat motors.

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--
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Activist
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A brown out.

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:46:21 -0500, JimH wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...

I think my 16 ga cord is a bit light. I may
buy a 25' contractor 12 ga cord to supplement my existing 50' 12ga triple
tap version I bought at Costco last year. I don't want to burn the
electric
motor on the snowblower.


A lighter gauge cord will not result in burning out the motor on the
snowblower but may result in the cord catching on fire from excess heat.

Then again, it would head up and melt the snow...then you wouldn't need
the snowblower! :)

Lloyd - in Vancouver, where we're under a Terrible Blizzard: almost 6" of
snow in a few places, and temps not even about freezing in the daytime!

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
...
Then again, it would head up and melt the snow...then you wouldn't need
the snowblower! :)

Lloyd - in Vancouver, where we're under a Terrible Blizzard: almost 6" of
snow in a few places, and temps not even about freezing in the daytime!


Lucky you. Now that I bought the thing, we probably won't get much more
snow this winter. That happened about 10 years ago when my neighbour bought
one. For the next three or four years you hardly needed a good stiff broom
to clear the walk.
Our weather seems to go in cycles.