An Electronic Ballast (Inverter) to Power HID Lamps from 12 Volts shos!
How The Circuit Works of An electronics Ballast inveter to power,Building The Circuit , The details on the rest of the parts required for this project are as follows:,This basic circuit is very versatile, not only for operating HID lamps or fluorescents, but a variety of other uses as well, with a few basic adaptations, to be outlined here..
http://members.tripod.com/~wvsp/light1.html
Electronic Ballast for Fluorescent Lamps
EXPERIMENT Electronic Ballast Electronic Ballast, Electronic Ballast, Energy distribution of an incandescent lamp. About 10% of the energy is converted to light.
http://www.ece.vt.edu/ece3354/labs/ballast.pdf
Incandescent light bulb
The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial light that works by incandescence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb
Halogen lamp
Is an incandescent lamp wherein a tungsten filament is sealed into a small transparent envelope filled with a halogen gas such as iodine or bromine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halogen_lamp
High Pressure Sodium Lamps
Working With Exotic Materials,this discharge lamp waited on the invention of a material which sodium would not corrode.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/tech/hps.htm
Halogen Bulb Types
Halogen Cycle, Halogen Diagram,Halogen vs Standard, Bulb Types, Bases
http://www.goodmart.com/facts/light_bulbs/halogen_bulb_types.aspx
Lava lamp
Is a novelty item typically used for decoration and ambience rather than illumination
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_lamp
LOW-PRESSURE MERCURY LAMPS
Is a highly efficient UV light source of short wavelength. Classified as in the same group as fluorescent lamps or germicidal
http://www.crystec.com/senlampe.htm
Metal Halide Lamps
A Life Story - Metal Halide Lamps, Metal Halide lamps however, such as the MSR and MSD lamps used in High End System's
http://www.highend.com/support/training/metalhalide.asp
Neon lamp
Is a gas discharge lamp containing primarily neon gas at low pressure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lamp
The Low Pressure Sodium Lamp
SOX lamps aregenerally employed in streetlighting applications, primarily because they are the most efficient light sources available This means that they deliver more lumens of light for each watt of power than any other type of lamp SOX installations.
http://www.lamptech.co.uk/Documents/SO1%20Introduction.htm
Purpose of a Ballast
Incandescent vs. Fluorescent Lamps, Ballast Function, Fluorescent lamps sold in the US today are available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
http://www.ee.bgu.ac.il/~instlab/Experiments/05_FlurLamp/Purpose%20of%20a%20Ballast.pdf
The Fluorescent Lighting System
Is a popular and efficient lighting system used worldwide.The Fluorescent Lighting System Overview, Components of the Fluorescent Lighting System,All about Fluorescent Lamps, Troubleshooting Fluorescent Lighting.
http://nemesis.lonestar.org/reference/electricity/fluorescent/index.html
Sulfur lamp
The light is distributed though light pipe for hundreds of feet, replacing hundreds of conventional fixtures.
http://members.misty.com/don/sulfbulb.html
Metal Halide Lamps
Available in warm white and cool white correlated color temperature, Low thermal output, Double-ended contacts allow for exact fixture alignment, Operate in enclosed fixtures
http://www.goodmart.com/pdfs/HID031.pdf