Starter assembly for a gas discharge lamp using a control unit to actuate a switch for a predetermined length of time

摘要

A gas discharge lamp that includes a lamp, a lamp circuit and an outer lamp sleeve, the lamp circuit including the lamp filaments and a power supply, is provided with a starter assembly. The starter assembly includes a switch 34, such as a normally open magnetic switch, located within the outer sleeve of the lamp and coupled between the power supply and the filaments 36a, 36b, and a control unit 100 such as an electromagnet actuator 110 and a microprocessor that is operable to actuate the switch for a predetermined length of time.