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JimH wrote:



"Don White" wrote in message
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"blank" wrote in message
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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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