Method and device for underwater electrical welding

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, Method of underwater arc welding comprising the steps of placing a welding electrode nearby a parent material to be welded, immerged in water; generating a high frequency voltage between the electrode and the parent material for starting a striking arc and supplying a high frequency current to said electrode after, said striking arc has been initiated; generating a welding voltage for producing a weld at the parent material and; simultaneously sustaining the high frequency current, superimposed to the welding current for stabiliz-, ing said welding arc during the time duration of the underwater arc welding.