Abstract: The electric lamp has a lamp cap (6) with a contact member (9) at the base portion (8), a current supply conductor (4, 5) being passed to the exterior through said contact member. The current supply conductor (4, 5) is welded to said contact member (9) by a separately supplied solidified drop of essentially copper, nickel, copper/nickel, chromium/nickel/iron or aluminium containing 1-10% by weight of a metal addition.

Abstract: Plasma-MIG welding in which a thermally ionizable gas stream is flowed through a nozzle non-consumable electrode having a central orifice and a surrounding annular opening toward a workpiece and is thereby split into a central gas column enveloped by an annular gas shield. A consumable electrode is fed through the central gas column toward the workpiece, with the establishment of a MIG-arc therebetween. A plasma arc is then spontaneously established by means of the MIG-arc between the nozzle non-consumable electrode and the workpiece. The central plasma gas column is accelerated by constriction of the annular gas shield downstream of the nozzle non-consumable electrode.

Abstract: Plasma-MIG welding in which a thermally ionizable gas stream is flowed through a nozzle non-consumable electrode having a central orifice and a surrounding annular opening toward a workpiece and is thereby split into a central gas column enveloped by an annular gas shield. A consumable electrode is fed through the central gas column toward the workpiece, with the establishment of a MIG-arc therebetween. A plasma arc is then spontaneously established by means of the MIG-arc between the nozzle non-consumable electrode and the workpiece. The central plasma gas column is accelerated by constriction of the annular gas shield downstream of the nozzle non-consumable electrode.

Abstract: Plasma-MIG welding in which a thermally ionizable inert gas stream is flowed through a nozzle non-consumable electrode having a central aperture and a surrounding annular aperture toward a workpiece and is thereby split into a central gas column enveloped by an annular gas shield. A consumable electrode is fed through the central gas column toward the workpiece, with the establishment of a MIG-arc therebetween. A plasma arc is spontaneously established by means of the MIG-arc between the nozzle non-consumable electrode and the workpiece.

Abstract: A plasma-MIG welding system in which the power for establishing the MIG-arc is supplied to the consumable electrode at a point downstream of the non-consumable electrode.

Abstract: A compact plasma-MIG welding torch in which the non-consumable electrode and the contact tube for the consumable electrode are accommodated in separate passages in the housing whereby the distance between the non-consumable electrode and the contact tube becomes comparatively small, the distance between the contact tube and the nozzle is short, and the extension of the consumable electrode is small during welding.