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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ole K. Nilssen, Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ; H01J 1/734 ; H01J 1/978 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/346 ; H01J 1/734 ; H01J 1/978 ;
Abstract
In a high-frequency electronic ballast, a fluorescent lamp is connected with and powered by way of a series-resonant LC circuit. A resistive load is connected with the LC circuit, thereby to constitute a load therefor before ignition of the fluorescent lamp or in case the fluorescent lamp were to fail to ignite.