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pulse start

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

An HID ballast with a high voltage ignitor to start the lamp.

quad

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

Generally refers to a compact fluorescent lamp containing 4 U-shaped tubes, i.e. Quad Biax®, as opposed to Triple Biax® (3 tubes) and Double Biax® (2-tubes).

A name for fused silica or melted sand from which many high-temperature containers are fashioned in the lighting industry. Quartz looks like glass but can withstand the high temperatures needed to ...

quartz-halogen lamp

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

(See HALOGEN LAMPS).

radiation

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

A general term for the release of energy in a "wave" or "ray" form. All light is radiant energy or radiation, as is heat, UV, microwaves, radio waves, etc.

rapid start

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

Lamp starting method in which lamp filaments are heated while open circuit voltage (OCV) is applied to facilitate lamp ignition.

rapid start circuit

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

A fluorescent lamp-ballast circuit that utilizes continuous cathode heating, while the system is energized, to start and maintain lamp light output at efficient levels. Rapid start ballasts may be ...