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What is BREAKDOWN?
The voltage needed to initially start a Glow Lamp glowing.
Mainly determined by type of gas, electrode spacing, pressure, and external ionizing forces such as light or radiation.
references for this page: BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE, BREAKDOWN, FIRING POTENTIAL, IONIZATION VOLTAGE, STRIKING VOLTAGE
references to this page: DARK-EFFECT, GLOW LAMP, MAINTAINING VOLTAGE