PARTS AND FUNCTIONS OF

FLUORESCENT LAMP
Week 8
WHAT MAKES A FLUORESCENT LAMP
GLOW?
The tube filaments, starter (glow switch),the
ballast are all connected in series which constitute
a complete circuit once the switch is closed.
As current flows through the gas (inert) inside the
starter glows and the electrodes are heated.
Since one of the electrodes is a bi-metal,it bends
and makes contact with the other.
WHAT MAKES A FLUORESCENT LAMP
GLOW?
At this instant, the circuit is metallically complete. The
filaments of the fluorescent tube are then heated and
partial ionization takes place.
The bi-metals in the starter cools and the contacts open
 The magnetic field in the ballast collapses rapidly
producing an inductive kick which establishes a current
between the filaments and fires the tube into
operation.
PARTS OF FLUORESCENT LAMP
A. Fluorescent tube
B. Ballast
C. Starter
D. Lamp holder and starter socket
E. Frame
PARTS OF FLUORESCENT LAMP
A. Fluorescent tube
B. Ballast
C. Starter
D. Lamp holder and starter socket
E. Frame