{"title":"Compact Fluorescent Lamp Components","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"category-description\"\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/js\/jquery.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/css\/prettyPhoto.css\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cscript src=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/prettyPhoto\/js\/jquery.prettyPhoto.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n  $(document).ready(function(){\n    $(\"a[rel^='prettyPhoto']\").prettyPhoto();\n  });\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"\u003eCFL COMPONENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCompact fluorescent components consist of cover, coil glass tube, phosphor coating, mercury vapor, ballast, ballast cover, and base.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCover\u003c\/span\u003e - Compact fluorescent bulbs sometimes have a cover to hide the glass tubes and give the bulb a more traditional shape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCoil glass tube\u003c\/span\u003e - Is the medium through which light producing gases and mercury travel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePhosphor coatings\u003c\/span\u003e - are found inside the coiled glass tube and help convert the energy to visible light mercury and other gasses inside the lamp reach and excited state and product energy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eCathodes\u003c\/span\u003e - direct the current through the lamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe ballast\u003c\/span\u003e - regulates the electric current and voltage into the lamp and powers the lamp ballast cover, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe base\u003c\/span\u003e - serves as a conductor of electricity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/content\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/parts_of_cfl_large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/3726\/3048\/collections\/apiqdgeo2__00004_d21215ae-4bef-4c8b-9ab9-df12ab141acf.jpg?v=1752657800","url":"https:\/\/plumlighting.com\/collections\/compact-fluorescent-lamp-components.oembed","provider":"Superior Lighting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}