What is this component? It was in the case of the fluorescent tube. Seems to be made up of laminated metal.
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What is this component? It was in the case of the fluorescent tube. Seems to be made up of laminated metal.
A ballast. Once the light is on, this ballast gets switched in series to lower the voltage over the lamp. (oops current through the lamp)
it is a Coil when the plug in starter goes open the coil gives a high voltage pulse which ignites the gas in side the tube
I see it's dated '93 and sporting the then new(ish) CE logo : )
This ballast is a little nostalgic memento of that whirlwind time of Maastricht and that key building-block, economic and monetary union : )
That makes sense. I'll put the parts tester on it when I find it.
Also known as a choke. Don't forget you need a starter to go with it, usually a round metal tube about an inch long, closed at one end, with two top-hat pins at the other end. The pins are a bayonet connection to a socket inside the metal casing. The rating needs to be selected to match the tube. I see there is a wiring diagram printed on the choke, it looks ok to me but the table of ratings is too blurred for my eyesight! Good luck, and be careful of mains voltages.
I changed the fittings in my garage for LED tubes not long ago as the old tubes were getting dimmer and the flashing on start-up was getting longer. Those old tubes had lasted at least 20 years if not 30, and when I looked they were not available in that size any longer. The new LED tubes have got a lot to live up to!
Also this is illuminating :
I did read somewhere that electronic ballast patent was sat on by a old-school ballast manufacturer in the US for years, so they could continue to use their existing machinery. Apparently cost US consumers $100bn in wasted extra energy costs for that period.