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Originally Posted by cab4word67

The color of the wires is not important. Its the gauge of the wires. 120/220 is not as import and as the same 2 wires will do ether and 220 will work on smaller (larger gauge wire) because it splits the amperage across both wires where as 120 draws on one. 14 gauge wire is good for 15 amps, 12 gauge will work up to 20 amps. But you can run a 20 amp 220 device on 14 gauge because it is only drawing 10 amps per wire. Hope that makes since.

True about the wire color. The saw draws 13 Amps. It'll be connected to the old electric clothes dryer power line, which is 30 amps per leg. The extension cord I'm going to use was one my dad had for a planer molder that was twice the horsepower. I put in a gas dryer, which saved a ton of money on electricity over the last 20 years.