Abstract: A welding rectifier is connected to an a.c. power supply. The rectifier delivers a pulsating voltage which during a part of a period is too low to maintain the arc established between a welding electrode and a work. A main winding of an ironcored inductor is connected in series with the rectifier, the welding electrode and the work. An auxiliary winding is wound onto the iron core and connected in series with a capacitor. The auxiliary winding is connected to the main winding so that the two windings, when passed by a current, supply ampere-turns in the same direction. The auxiliary winding and the capacitor are connected in parallel with the main winding and the arc. The capacitor is also connected in series with a charging rectifier connected to the a.c. supply. The capacitor is discharged through the auxiliary winding and the main winding into the arc, when the voltage delivered by the welding rectifier is too low to maintain the arc.

Abstract: Device for feeding a consumable wire electrode. Two feeding units are mounted in tandem. Each of the feeding units is provided with a pair of rolls and coupled to a direct current motor driving one of the rolls in the pair. The two motors are connected in series.