On 13 Mar 2005 08:41:48 -0500, Sam Goldwasser
wrote:

Victor Roberts writes:

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:49:53 GMT, "Sean" wrote:

I'll try and locate a glow bottle. I live in a small town in Canada, and
there is not a lot of selection in some of the local stores. I'll try Radio
Shack and the local lumberyard, but I am not holding my breath. I'll have to
wait until I can get down to the "Big City" and see if I can locate one
there.
How would I wire the glow bottle into the circuit that I described? (With
the intention that the light is "always" in On mode. The timer will be
taking care of turning it on and off.)

Someone else gave you a link to Don's lighting site. Look and the
second diagram under preheat start. That being said, you need more
information than you provided in your original note.

You will see from Don's diagram and perhaps your own experience, that

Actually, they are my diagrams.

I apologize for the error.

each end of the lamp has two pins. You have told us in your original

note that a certain wire goes to a certain end of the lamp, but NOT TO
WHICH PIN, which is critical.

Huh? Unless I misunderstand your statement, it is irrelevant.

The OP has described 5 wires going to a 4-pin lamp - so (at least) one
lamp pin must have two wires. One of those 5 wires goes directly to
the power line. He must not connect the starter to the lamp pin that
is connected to the power line. As you know, the starter is to be
connected from one end of the lamp to the other, and connected to the
side of each electrodes that is not connected to the ballast or power
line per _your_ diagram :-)

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Vic Roberts
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