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Ballasts

Scope note

Devices used with an electric discharge lamp to obtain and maintain the necessary circuit conditions, such as voltage, current, and wave form, for starting and operating. IESREF

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000181207

Broader Terms used

<lighting device components>

Narrower Terms used

reference ballasts

Equivalent Terms used

ballast (lighting device component)

Created

12yrs ago

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