A conductor tube (204) for use in an arc welding apparatus is disclosed that diffuses gas from an aperture (234) in the conductor tube (204. The conductor tube (204) has an internal passageway and a distal end portion (235). In one form of the present disclosure, proximate to the distal end portion there is at least one aperture (234) disposed wherein the gas flowing through the internal passageway is at least partially dispersed through the at least one aperture (234).
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