Table of Contents
- 1 What happens if choke and starter of fluorescent lamp are removed?
- 2 What is the purpose of starter in fluorescent lamp?
- 3 Why choke coil is used in tube light?
- 4 Can plug and play LED tube without ballast?
- 5 What is a choke on a fluorescent tube light?
- 6 What is a glow starter used for in fluorescent tubes?
What happens if choke and starter of fluorescent lamp are removed?
The choke is in series with the electric path (together with the starter switch) as below image : if you remove the choke the circuit will not complete to operate. If you remove the c hoke AND complete the circuit, the tube will be destroyed by excessive current. Just to clarify.
What is the importance of starter and choke in fluorescent lamp?
The main purpose of the choke is to limit the current flow. The choke is connected in series with the phase wire. The choke is also used to induce high voltage occurs it. well, guys now you came to know, why choke and starter are used in tube lights.
What is the purpose of starter in fluorescent lamp?
Fluorescent starters or glow starters are used to help fluorescent tubes and lamps ignite in the initial starting stage of their operation. Simply put, fluorescent starters are a timed switch. The switch opens and closes until the fluorescent tube ‘strikes’ and lights-up.
Why does a tube light need a starter?
Fluorescent tubes/lamps are filled with mercury vapor. They use electric charge to excite mercury atoms in order to produce ultra violet light. A glow starter or commonly known as starter is used in the tube light circuit to provide an initial current to filaments of the tube light.
Why choke coil is used in tube light?
The vapor gets excited and produces ultraviolet radiation which interacts with the phosphor coating on the inner walls of the tube light and the phosphor produces the glow of the light emanating from the tube light. A choke coil is used to produce this high voltage across the tube.
What happens if you don’t use ballast?
Without a ballast, a lamp or a bulb will rapidly increase its current draw and it can become uncontrollable as well. When a ballast is present in a lamp, the power becomes stable, and even if such lamps are connected to high power sources, the ballast will regulate the energy and avoid the current rise.
Can plug and play LED tube without ballast?
A plug and play LED is a fixture where you can install LED bulbs to what was once a fluorescent bulb. This is an easy solution and requires minimal effort on your part. Since it works with the existing ballast, there is no need for rewiring or ballast removal.
Can a tube light work without a choke and starter?
No tube light can not work without choke and starter as it user starter circuit to light up, it require regulated current circuit as constant voltage is supplied and after some time when resistance of tube light decreases voltage is regulated by reactance capacitance circuit other wise tube light will be blown off.
What is a choke on a fluorescent tube light?
A choke is a coil of wire. Fluorescent tubes/lamps are filled with mercury vapor. They use electric charge to excite mercury atoms in order to produce ultra violet light. A glow starter or commonly known as starter is used in the tube light circuit to provide an initial current to filaments of the tube light.
How can we start the 40W tube light with 230V AC/DC without choke/coil?
Originally Answered: how can we start-up the 40w tube light with 230v AC/DC without using any choke/coil? Use an LED tubelight. LED tubelights don’t require choke. 1. To momentarily increase voltage to strike the arc inside the tubelight. 2. Tubelights have negative resistance.
What is a glow starter used for in fluorescent tubes?
Fluorescent tubes/lamps are filled with mercury vapor. They use electric charge to excite mercury atoms in order to produce ultra violet light. A glow starter or commonly known as starter is used in the tube light circuit to provide an initial current to filaments of the tube light.