Philips TW6 Blacklight Ultraviolet Lamp

The TW6 is a cold-cathode lamp operating directly from the 240V mains electricity supply, and apart from the outer bulb its construction is the same as the clear-glass TUV6 variant.  It contains a resistance in the base to limit the current between the pair of cup-shaped electrodes.  The lower electrode is connected directly to one terminal, the upper is connected to the other and its supply wire is sleeved in a glass tube painted with colloidal graphite.  The electrically conductive graphite layer is connected via a high resistance to the lower electrode, and it forms an auxiliary starting electrode in just the same was as high pressure mercury lamps.  The gas-filling also contains neon for easy ignition.

Manufacturer: Philips Lighting
Lamp Power: 6 Watts
Lamp Current: 0.025 Amps
Lamp Voltage: 220/240 Volts
Cap: E27s/30 (Nickel Plated Brass)
Bulb Finish: Woods Glass
Bulb Type: T-26
Overall Length: 150 mm
Light Centre Length: N/A
Electrodes: Aluminium cups
Atmosphere: Argon Neon mixture
Luminous Flux: N/A
Luminous Efficacy: N/A
Colour Temperature & CRI: N/A
Chromaticity Co-ordinates: N/A
Rated Life: Not Published
Factory: Turnhout, Belgium
Date of Manufacture: March 1983
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