Special Report: Fluorescent Lighting Part I
Figure 1. The bottom ballast in this figure is a magnetic ballast, while the top ballast is electronic. Find out the various parts of each and how they differ from one another in Fire Findings, Vol. 13, No. 3.
Figure 2. At both ends of a fluorescent lamp there are filaments similar to those in incandescent bulbs, but their function is to release electrons through a mercury vapor.
