Patent ID: 6676277
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F21V,F21W,H01R

Abstract:
A method of electrically connecting a double-ended unjacketed high intensity discharge arc lamp tube with sealed opposite ends and on the order of 400 watts or greater adapted for use in a wide area lighting fixture, to a high voltage electrical power source comprising:attaching insulated leads to each sealed end of the arc tube, the leads having a length greater than the length of the arc tube; terminating the opposite ends of the leads with a first connector having no directly exposed electrically conducting surface capable of direct contact by human fingers or other body parts whether connected or disconnected; mounting the arc tube in a tube mount in a lighting fixture; plugging the first connectors into mating second connectors having no directly exposed electrically conducting surface capable of direct contact by human fingers or other body parts whether connected or disconnected, the mating second connector being adapted for electrical connection to an electrical power source, the connection between said first connectors and said mating second connectors being at a location away from the arc tube.