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Also note that the voltage on capacitor CRAMP is still increasing at the point when the lamp has
already ignited meaning the frequency is still ramping down to the final minimum ignition frequency.
This minimum frequency corresponds to the absolute maximum ignition voltage required by the lamp
under all conditions. Figure 8 shows the ignition ramp and the maximum ignition voltage with crossed
lamp (in this case the oscillator ramps down to the final minimum ignition frequency).
Figure 7:
Upper trace: voltage on capacitor
CRAMP during Ignition Ramp mode
Lower trace: Lamp voltage during
Ignition Ramp mode
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