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Hadley, PA USA 16130

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Welded Leads for Lighting

3 Piece Welded Leads | 3 Piece Welded Leads Specifications
2 Piece Welded Leads | 2 Piece Welded Leads Specifications

Terminology of Lamp Leads Length Measurement Criteria | Definitions

3-Piece Welded Leads

High Wattage Lamps

150 & 200W Lamps

High Pressure
Discharge Lamps

Soft Glass

Hard Glass

High Pressure
Mercury Lamps
> or = 250 Watts
High Pressure
Sodium Lamps
> or = 150 Watts
Metal Halide Lamps

Special Purpose Leads

Hook Leads
The hook is formed at the end of the inner section and serves as a clamp for the lamp filament.

Flattened Leads
The flattened part is 6-12 mm according to wire diameter.

3 Part Lead Specifications

	A (Inner Lead)	B (Press or Seal)	C (Outer Lead)
Standard Materials Available* (Other materials available by request)	Pure Nickel Nickel Mn Nickel Plated Steel (NPS) FeNi 48 Nickel Plated Copper (NPC) Nickel Plated Copper Tin (NPCuSn)	Dumet Tungsten Molybdenum	Copper CCS (30% or 40% IACS) Nickel-Copper (Ni67 CU33) Monel CuSn (Bronze) Twisted NiCu Wire
Temper / Finish	Hard / Soft	Borated / Oxidized	Hard / Soft
Standard Diameters mm (In.)	0.4 - 2.5 mm (.016-.100 In.)	0.3 - 1.2 mm (.012 - .047 In.)	0.16 - 0.8 mm (.006 - .0315 In.)
Diameter Tolerance	+/- .0127 mm (+/- .0005 In.)	+/- .0051 mm (+/- .0002 In.)	+/- .0076 mm (+/- .0003 In.)
Normal Available Lengths mm (In.)	6 - 75 mm (.25 - 3.00 In.)	3 - 15 mm (.12 - .60 In.)	12 - 104 mm (.47 - 4.092 In.)
Length Tolerance +/-mm (+/- In.)	+/- .076 mm (+/- .003 In.)	+/- .076 mm (+/- .003 In.)	+/- .076 mm (+/- .003 In.)
Overall Length +/-mm (+/- In.)	+/- .127 mm (+/- .005 In.)
Packaging	Divided flat packs, plastic tubes or other customer specification.
Quality Statistical Process Control on Critical Parameters	Supplied to agreed specifications provided by the customer or per our own specification.

Our capabilities are not limited to the above specifications, which should be
considered as general guidelines only. To review your specific requirements,
please contact us at

2-Piece Welded Leads

Soft Glass
- Neon Glow Lamps
- Florescent Tubes
Hard Glass
- H4 Car Head Lamps
- Halogen GLS
- Low Wattage Halogen
- Lamps
- Electronic Flash Tubes

2 Part Leads Specifications

	A (Lead Wire)	B (Seal)
Standard Materials Available*	Pure Nickel Nickel Mn Nickel Plated Steel (NPS) FeNi 48 Nickel Plated Copper (NPC) Nickel Plated Copper Tin (NPCuSn) Copper	Dumet Tungsten Molybdenum
Temper / Finish	Hard / Soft	Borated / Oxidized
Standard Diameters mm (In.)	0.4 - 2.5 mm (.016-.100 In.)	0.3 - 1.2 mm (.012 - .047 In.)
Diameter Tolerance	+/- .0127 mm (+/- .0005 In.)	+/- .0073 mm (+/- .0003 In.)
Normal Available Lengths mm (In.)	6 - 75 mm (.25 - 3.00 In.)	3 - 15 mm (.12 - .60 In.)
Length Tolerance +/-mm (+/- In.)	+/- .076 mm (+/- .003 In.)	+/- .025 mm (+/- .001 In.)
Overall Length +/-mm (+/- In.)	+/- .102 mm (+/- .004 In.)
Packaging	Divided flat packs, plastic tubes or other customer specification.
Quality Statistical Process Control on Critical Parameters	Supplied to agreed specifications provided by the customer or per our own specification.