"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.

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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--
Karl Denninger ) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights
Activist
http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do!
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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
news
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.

Good news. After trying a hardware store & a building supply place with no
results, I decided to try Cotco once more before I held my nose and entered
Wal-Mart. To my suprise, Costco had the 100' length 12 ga outdoor cord
with the sindle female tap I needed plus a second short cord to convert the
big cord to a triple tap. the price was $ 24.00 CDN vs $ 80.00 CDN for the
NOMA 12 ga at the hardware store. The downside is... Made in China. Bring
on that snow!