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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nikolaos Barakitis, Salem, MA (US);
Gregory Zaslavsky, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H01J / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313619 ; 313146 ; 313633 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a glow discharge starter having an hermetically sealed envelope containing an ionizable medium, a bimetallic electrode and a counter electrode located within the envelope. A silver plating completely covers the nickel-containing portions of the electrodes. Preferably, the thickness of the silver plating is from about 0.0002 inch to about 0.0004 inch. The present invention results in a glow discharge starter which has stable electrical characteristics, does not require the use of complex gas mixtures, and has an increased life.