• DocumentCode
    1372521
  • Title

    Voltage temperature life testing of fluorescent ballast insulation systems

  • Author

    Howlett, C. A.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Danville, Ill.
  • Volume
    79
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1960
  • fDate
    3/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    FLUORESCENT lamp ballasts were first introduced by the General Electric Company in 1939 as a necessary auxiliary for a new lighting source, the fluorescent lamp. From the time of the introduction of this new product up through World War II, standard 105 C (degrees centigrade) (class A) insulation materials were used and little was done about improving this aspect of the product. Primary development activity was concerned with reducing size and improving circuitry of the units.
  • Keywords
    Coils; Electronic ballasts; Insulation; Materials; Standards; Switches; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2185
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAI.1960.6371637
  • Filename
    6371637