In this report some characteristics of the glow starters are described.
Glow discharge time (tg), which means the period till a bimetal electrode makes contact with the fixed electrode when a voltage is applied. is obtained by the following experimental equation:
_??_where. θf: final temperature-rise
θ0: critical temperature rise 1/α=τ: time cnstant
It is concluded that the time constant is included in the range of τ=1.0-2.0 seconds.