Question about the starter of a fluorescent lamp.

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The discussion revolves around troubleshooting a malfunctioning starter in a fluorescent lamp circuit, which includes a starter, an inductor, and the lamp itself. Participants explore whether it's possible to operate the lamp without replacing the starter or using tools, hinting at potential tricks or methods related to Faraday's Law of Induction. The conversation also invites requests for circuit diagrams and equations that connect voltage and current in inductors to better understand the problem. The focus remains on finding a practical solution to the issue at hand. Overall, the thread emphasizes the relationship between circuit components and their functionality in fluorescent lamps.
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Question about the "starter" of a fluorescent lamp.

Suppose the following circuit which is a simple fluorescent lamp. It consists of a "starter" connected in series to an inductor and this connected in parallel with the extremities of the lamp and to the voltages of the alternating current generator.

If the "starter" malfunctions, how can one make the fluorescent lamp work without using any tools or changing the "starter" for a new one?

Does it have to do with Faraday's Law of Induction somehow? Is there a trick here?
 
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Je m'appelle said:
Suppose the following circuit which is a simple fluorescent lamp. It consists of a "starter" connected in series to an inductor and this connected in parallel with the extremities of the lamp and to the voltages of the alternating current generator.

If the "starter" malfunctions, how can one make the fluorescent lamp work without using any tools or changing the "starter" for a new one?

Does it have to do with Faraday's Law of Induction somehow? Is there a trick here?

The "starter" may be a very simple component. Can you post a diagram of what you were given? And what is the equation that relates voltage and current in an inductor?
 
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