40w Iwasaki Eye Sunlux Ace: Full power

1 x Iwasaki Eye Sunlux Ace lamp at full power.
These little SON lamps were intended for the domestic Japanese market and feature some quite interesting electrical specifications.
The tiny arc tube looks quite cool and the internal FEC ignitor is quite interesting indeed!

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dor123

[16 Apr, 2026 at 06:05 AM]

If the FEC have no moving parts, why it is connected to a bi-metal strip?

Alex

[16 Apr, 2026 at 06:08 AM]

On what ballast did you run these?

FrontSideBus

[16 Apr, 2026 at 07:22 AM]

I used a 250 SON choke with reduced input voltage, around 100v iirc. The bi-metal switch is probably to remove the ignitor from the circuit once the lamo has struck and run up.

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40w Iwasaki Eye Sunlux Ace: Full power

1 x Iwasaki Eye Sunlux Ace lamp at full power. These little SON lamps were intended for the domestic Japanese market and feature some quite interesting electrical specifications. The tiny arc tube looks quite cool and the internal FEC ignitor is quite interesting indeed!

1 x Iwasaki Eye Sunlux Ace lamp at full power.
These little SON lamps were intended for the domestic Japanese market and feature some quite interesting electrical specifications.
The tiny arc tube looks quite cool and the internal FEC ignitor is quite interesting indeed!