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(11) | EP 0 085 969 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Method of dispensing mercury into a fluorescent lamp and lamp to operate with method |
(57) Mercury release into a sealed arc discharge lamp is accomplished by positioning a
mercury containing target within the lamp and heating the same by electron bombardment
derived from a D.C. power supply connected between an electrode of the lamp and the
mercury target. |