METHOD FOR CONNECTING A SUPPLY CONDUCTOR WIRE TO A CONTACT PLATE OF AN ELECTRIC LAMP

The invention relates to a method for connecting a contact patch (2) of a la mp socket, with a current supply wire (4), fed through an opening (2a) in said contact patch (2). The current supply wire (4) and the contact patch (2) are soldered together, by means of another wire (5) serving as a welding agent, whereby an arc is generated between the additional wire (5) and the current supply wire (4), or the contact patch (2). The solidified melt of the additional wire (5) closes the opening (2a) and forms a reliable soldered connection between the current supply wire (4) and the contact patch (2). Th e electrical voltage used to generate the arc, is preferably of a polarity suc h that the additional wire (5) is the anode and the current supply wire (4), o r the contact patch (2) is the cathode. Said soldering process is best conduct ed under a protective atmosphere.