Abstract: Push and release switch operation with a light off causes the light to dim up. Push and release operation with the light on causes it to dim up or to dim down dependant on the level of light intensity when first pushed and held.
Abstract: A power supply for a gas discharge lamp has an oscillating circuit with two switches connected at a node in series and controlled by an oscillation ignition circuit having a diode that operates above a selected voltage threshold level. An energy storage circuit is connected to the node of the oscillating circuit switches and to the oscillation ignition circuit. It supplies energy to the oscillation ignition circuit and the oscillating circuit while voltage is momentarily below the selected voltage threshold level of the diode.