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High pressure discharge lamp having a simplified mount construction

US5109183A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 1990
Grant dateApr 28, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/54
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high pressure sodium discharge lamp having an arc tube mounted within a lamp envelope and having a resistor connected electrically in series with the arc tube. An insulative body is provided between the arc tube feed-through closest to the stem and a rigid conductor for axially supporting the arc tube and electrically insulating the feed-through from the rigid conductor. The series flicker-elimination resistor is mounted adjacent the lamp stem and electrically shunts the insulative body. An integral thick film resistor which includes the series resistor and a starting resistor for a starting circuit has optimized terminal placement for simplifying mount construction.

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