Electricity: measuring and testing – Electric lamp or discharge device
Patent
1986-02-03
1987-09-22
Karlsen, Ernest F.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Electric lamp or discharge device
315129, 324127, 324414, G01R 3100, G01R 122
Patent
active
046958037
ABSTRACT:
A ballast tester for HPS lamp circuits includes a body of insulating material, a base which fits the lamp socket, a single wire connected to the base and extending through the body forming a loop, and a hole in the body within the loop to receive a clamp-on ammeter. The ammeter measures short-circuit current, giving an indication of ballast condition.
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Farley Walter C.
Harvey Hubbell Incorporated
Karlsen Ernest F.
Presson Jerry M.
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