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Fluorescent magnetic ballast and electronic ballasts
2014-09-23 09:35:10

The first fluorescent lights added magnetic ballasts to manage the flow of electrical current. The ballast provides the starting burst of current into the fluorescent bulb that allows it to light up. After the energizing of the bulb, the ballast continues to balance the current cycles for the bulb's needs, making sure it does not get too much or too little current. Ballasts have ratings for different levees of voltage depending on the type of fluorescent bulb, but most ballasts work with most bulbs. One primary difference is bulbs that have electronic instead of magnetic ballasts. The magnetic ballast uses an iron, magnetized core to manage electrical current, while the electronic version uses an transformer to manage the current through smaller circuits.


both magnetic and electronic, exploit one or more of these techniques to improve lamp-ballast system efficacy, measured in lumens per watt. The losses in magnetic ballasts have been reduced by substituting copper conductors for aluminum and by using higher grade magnetic components. Ballast losses may also be reduced by using a single ballast to drive three or four lamps, instead of only one or two. Careful circuit design increases efficiency of electronic ballasts. In addition, electronic ballasts, which convert the 60 Hz supply frequency to high frequency, operate fluorescent lamps more efficiently than is possible at 60 Hz. Finally, in rapid start circuits, some magnetic ballasts improve efficacy by removing power to the lamp electrodes after starting.
The fluorescent light fixtures to work properly, you need to have an efficient fluorescent light ballast installed. Running these types of lights is expensive, which is why you need to have one that's in good working order. In order to purchase one, we encourage you to understand how they work. Ballasts for fluorescent lighting works to stabilize the current through the light, and provides the initial striking voltage that is needed to begin the arc discharge. Ballasts for these types of lights are typically expensive, which is why several lights can share one ballast.
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