Starters are miniature lamps full of neon, helium and have two electrodes, one of which is a bimetal plate. They are used to start the proces of gas discharge in the fluorescent lamps. There are two basic types of starters.
– S2 – Serial starters, used for starting of fluorescent tubes Т8, with power 4–22W connected in series of two to one magnetic ballast.
– S10 – Universal starters, used for starting of fluorescent tubes Т8, with power 4–65W and individually connected to a magnetic ballast.