Welder extension cords

Be careful with absolutes here @Caver Dave ...you may be right most times. There are certain scenarios where the abov is wrong and dangerous. Without knowing how OP's house is wired its impossible to give good advice.

Lets just put it this way. In a "worst case" scenario, running no neutral could energize the ground circuit and turn the electric panel into an electrocution hazzard by simply touching the front cover...
 
Ron said:
Be careful with absolutes here @Caver Dave ...you may be right most times. There are certain scenarios where the abov is wrong and dangerous. Without knowing how OP's house is wired its impossible to give good advice.

Lets just put it this way. In a "worst case" scenario, running no neutral could energize the ground circuit and turn the electric panel into an electrocution hazzard by simply touching the front cover...
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Breaker should trip if the load shorts to ground.

It's not like he's trying to run a 4 wire load on a 3 wire circuit and tie the neutral/ground together at the plug. That could result in some issues if ran out of a sub panel(shouldn't be bonded) or the ground wasn't properly sized
 
I wouldn't assume anything when talking about somebody else's home electrical system. I've seen a ton of crazy/dangerous shit, and it's not even my day job. I've seen discontinuous ground paths, improperly bonded panels, 240V circuits that were powered via two separate 120V breakers, ground wires used as hot and/or neutral conductors, energized panel enclosures, circuits that looped back to the panel and connected to two separate breakers, etc, etc, etc.
 
....I have been knocked across the room (basement) from touching the can of 120/240 panel.
 
Concrete floor, bad HVAC install, popped ground conductor....I was there to help a buddy clean up some of the (x4) panels in a small home
 
I’m not sure I’m a good representative as I have some sort of hackfab extension cord that I don’t even know how to explain...


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