Philips Performance Starters

Premium-quality glow switches range for igniting conventional electromagnetic fluorescent lamps

Benefits

• Premium quality ensures trouble-free operation
• Low maintenance costs through extremely low early replacement levels
• Secure, safe and fast lamp ignition according to IEC 155 international standard
• The world’s only starters with no radioactive material inside the glow switch while maintaining high quality performance; patented technology avoids hazardous substances in the manufacturing and recycling phases
• Flame-retardant components for additional safety
• Redesigned canister top for easy installation; either with a screwdriver or through improved grip

Features

• 2-pin ignitor in plastic (flame-retardant polycarbonate) canister with radio‑interference suppression capacitor
• S2 starters for ignition of low-voltage fluorescent TL lamps and series/single application in high voltage for lower wattages (4 – 22W)
• S10 starters for ignition of high-voltage fluorescent TL lamps for higher wattages (4 – 65W)
• Premium reliability with less than 100 early failures per million (<100 p.p.m.)
• Reliable starting behaviour and lifetime
• Do not contain hazardous radioactive isotopes for activating the glow switch
• The shape of the canister is designed for a better grip while installing and replacing the starter

System

• Starter replacement recommended when replacing fluorescent lamps

Applications

• Used in conventional electromagnetic fluorescent lamp systems
• S2 starters for LV applications and low-wattage HV applications (4 – 22W), both single and in series
• S10 starters for HV applications (4 – 65W) in single application
• S10 starters recommended for 18W HV single application
• Starter replacement recommended together with fluorescent lamp replacement