RAPID START FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH A BIMETAL ELECTRODE DISCONNECT SWITCH

摘要

RAPID START FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH A BIMETAL ELECTRODE DISCONNECT SWITCH A rapid start fluorescent lamp having a glass envelope with a phosphor coated inner surface, a low pressure noble gas fill and an electrode at each end includes an electrode disconnect switch having a bimetal switch with a glass bottle and normally closed at room temperature and open at higher temperatures. The bottle is maintained at vacuum or is filled with a noble gas and the bimetal switch has a meltable bypass electrically conductive member shunted thereacross during manufacture of the lamp and removable thereafter.