Insight - How Tubelight Starter works

Table of Contents:

  1. Insight - How Tubelight Starter works
  2. Key Components
  3. Capacitor
Tubelight Starter components
A starter incorporates a small gas filled tube and a RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) suppression capacitor (Also see Capacitor-Insight). Both the capacitor as well as neon gas filled tube are connected in parallel with tube light circuit.
 
Tubelight Starter Glass Tube
The small glass tube is filled with neon or argon and contains a bi-metallic plate. This bi-metallic plate is the heart of the starter. Among the two contact strips shown in the image, left one is attached with the bi-metallic strip as shown in the above image.
 

Comments (4)

diva

Submitted by diva1989 on Sat, 24/09/2011 - 22:36.
diva

Really nice explanation.....

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 28/05/2012 - 16:26.

Really nice explanation.....

crisp n clear 

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/06/2012 - 13:15.

crisp n clear

 

Useful info.Thanks

Submitted by SAADHANA on Mon, 28/01/2013 - 13:42.

Useful info.Thanks