what is the function of choke and starter in a tube light??

Answer Posted / engr. shomaz ul haq

Starter helps in providing a substantial/large voltage (a range of thousand volts) required in ionization and striking within the tube by a mechanical or automatic switch that initially connect the filaments in series with the ballast and thereby preheat the filaments prior to striking the arc.

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