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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1981
Hiromi Adachi, Kamakura, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosed firing device comprises a fluorescent lamp serially connected to an inductive stabilizer, a first semiconductor switch including an SCR connected across the fluorescent lamp, and a nonlinear dielectric element serially connected to a parallel combination of a PNPN switch as a second semiconductor switch and a discharging circuit across the fluorescent lamp. The discharging circuit may comprise a resistor alone. The first semiconductor switch may include a semiconductor diode and a PNPN switch and the discharging circuit may include a resistor connected across series combination of a semiconductor diode. Alternatively, the discharging circuit may include a Zener diode and a resistor serially interconnected.