In GTAW the welding cable is connected to the tungsten electrode through a water-cooled copper contact tube, as shown in picture below. Why is the tube positioned near the lower end of the electrode instead of the top?

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In GTAW the welding cable is connected to the tungsten electrode through a water-cooled copper contact tube, as shown in picture below. Why is the tube positioned near the lower end of the electrode instead of the top?

(a)
Welding
direction
Filler rod
(b)
Filler
rod
Metal
droplet
Base metal
Torch
Flow
meter
Cable 2-
Workpiece
Shielding
gas
Shielding
gas
Weld pool
Cable 1
Power
source
Regulator
Shielding gas
cylinder
Tungsten electrode
Contact tube
Cable 1
-Shielding gas
nozzle
-Arc
Weld
metal
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Welding direction Filler rod (b) Filler rod Metal droplet Base metal Torch Flow meter Cable 2- Workpiece Shielding gas Shielding gas Weld pool Cable 1 Power source Regulator Shielding gas cylinder Tungsten electrode Contact tube Cable 1 -Shielding gas nozzle -Arc Weld metal
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