Re: Obsolete fluorescent light fittings
I think these were the very first commercial electronic ballasts, and the stripe was connected to earth potential to aid starting. I seem to remember them being marketed at the time as ' slickstart'.
Cheers. Simon.
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Last edited by thermionic; 25th Sep 2010 at 8:43 pm.
Reason: fat fingers!
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