Patent ID: 6127782
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
An ignitor and ignitor monitoring device for a luminaire having a ballast and a discharge lamp, the luminaire being supplied with power from a power source, the ignitor and ignitor monitoring device comprising:a receptacle connected to said luminaire, said receptacle having receptacle contacts which are electrically connected to path connections in said luminaire, said path connections being selected from the group consisting of a tap on said ballast, the secondary winding of said ballast, and a common line extending from said lamp to said power source;an ignitor for generating pulses to start said lamp;an indicator connected to said ignitor and operable to indicate when said ignitor is generating said pulses; anda housing for enclosing said ignitor and comprising said indicator, removably coupled to said luminaire, said housing having housing contacts which are electrically connected to said ignitor, said housing contacts being removably and electrically connected to said receptacle contacts, said ignitor being operable to receive power from said power source and to provide said pulses to said lamp using said ballast when said housing contacts are connected to respective said receptacle contacts, said indicator being operable to indicate operation of said ignitor when said housing is connected to respective said receptacle contacts.