Abstract: A strip lighting housing and fixture assembly (10) is provided. The strip lighting housing and fixture assembly (10) includes first and second housing sections (12 and 14) which releasably engage one another. Sections (12 and 14) are releasably locked to one another by a locking plate (30) and further by a removable connecting member (42). Additionally, a pair of cover members (38, 40) are provided, with the cover members (38, 40) being releasably joined to the respective first and second housing sections (12 and 14). The lighting housing and fixture assembly (10) is collapsible and may be selectively disassembled.

Abstract: An efficient ballast for Mini-fluorescent lamps, includes an inductor, in communication with a power source and constructed as transformer with only primary winding, a fluorescent lamp in series with the inductor, and a capacitor in series with the fluorescent lamp, and optionally may include a resistor in parallel with the coil, and a switch interposed between the capacitor and power source. The value of the capacitance may change based upon the degree of change in the supply voltage.