(19)
(11) EP 0 175 937 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.10.1988 Bulletin 1988/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.04.1986 Bulletin 1986/14

(21) Application number: 85110617

(22) Date of filing: 23.08.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 24.08.1984 US 643948

(71) Applicant: GTE Products Corporation
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(72) Inventors:
  • Scholz, John A.
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  • Wyner, Elliot F.
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(54) Metal vapor lamp having low starting voltage


(57) A metal vapor lamp and starting apparatus includes a metal vapor lamp having an outer envelope containing a gas filled arc tube having a pair of spaced electrodes with a starting aid surrounding the arc tube intermediate the electrodes, a non-linear dielectric element shunting the spaced electrodes and a ballast means and an electrical conductor coupling the spaced electrodes to a base member connected to a low voltage source whereby starting of the metal vapor lamp from a low voltage source is effected.






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