Abstract: A diagnostic system for a ballast of a high-pressure gas discharge lamp in a motor vehicle includes the ballast and a separate light control module that controls the ballast via a supply line and in case of a fault, the ballast gives a modulated diagnostic signal via the supply line to the light control module. For this, in case of a fault, the ballast modulates a current that is received, using a switchable current sink, such that the light control module receives coded diagnostic information via the supply line.

Abstract: Isoindoline metal complexes of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently of each other H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, X.sup..crclbar. is one equivalent of a colorless anion and Me is Zn.sup.2+, Ni.sup.2+, Co.sup.2+ or Cu.sup.2+, are suitable for pigmenting surface coatings, plastics and printing inks.

Abstract: Finely divided, transparent, metal-free X-phthalocyanine has a specific surface area of from 75 to 120 m.sup.2 g and not less than 80% by weight of the phthalocyanine particles have a Stokes-equivalent diameter of .ltoreq.0.12 .mu.m.The phthalocyanine is very useful as a pigment for printing inks and finishes.

Abstract: A compound having the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein D is a radical of a heterocyclic or aromatic component selected from the group of aniline, anthraquinone, phthalimide or aminobenzene radicals, wherein the radical is unsubstituted or is substituted by fluorine, chlorine, bromine, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylsulfonyl, carboxylic acid ester groups, carbamyl, sulfamyl, 1,3,4- or 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl or acylamino groups; X is CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --; and R is an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical selected from the group of C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of insoluble metal complex colorants of the formula ##STR1## where R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be identical or different and each is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, chlorine, bromine, trifluoromethyl or phenyl,Me is copper, cobalt or preferably nickel,Z is NH, O or S andA is one equivalent of an anion,by condensing the corresponding 1,3-diiminoisoindoline and thiazolidine derivative in the molar ratio of 1:1 in water, isolating the 1:1 condensation product, reacting the latter with a metal salt MeA.sub.2 in an aprotic polar water-miscible solvent and isolating the reaction product. The water-containing press cake of the 1:1 condensation product can be used for the reaction with the metal salt MeA.sub.2, in which case the water, together with a part of the solvent, is distilled off during the reaction in which (I) is formed.The process has great economic advantages over the prior art processes.

Abstract: Dyes of the formula I ##STR1## in which A is phenyl or phenyl substituted by chloro, bromo, nitro, methyl, ethyl, methoxy or ethoxy; B.sup.1 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, nitro, methyl or trifluoromethyl; B.sup.2 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo or nitro; R is C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl; and X is hydrogen, chloro or bromo. The compounds are distinguished by high color strength, brilliance and good fastness properties such as light-fastness, fastness to overspraying, plasticizers fastness and insolubility in most solvents used in connection with pigments. They are particularly suitable for the coloring of air-drying surface coatings, rigid polyvinyl chloride and emulsion paints.

Abstract: Uniformly dyed water-swellable cellulosic fibers obtained by dyeing cellulosic fibers, in the swollen state, with a dye of the formula ##STR1## where D is a radical of a diazo component of the aniline, aminoazobenzene, aminophthalimide, aminonaphthalimide, anthraquinone or benzanthrone series, R is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy or ethoxy and R.sup.1 is phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by chlorine, bromine, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, benzyloxy, phenoxy, chlorophenoxy, unsubstituted or N-substituted carbamoyl or sulfamoyl, unsubstituted or N-substituted phthalimidyl, alkoxycarbonyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cyano or phenylsulfonyl.

Abstract: A process for the production of milled particulate resins which comprises carrying out the reaction of the resin components in a moving reaction vessel containing carrier bodies. The new process is particularly suitable for the production of pigmented resins, for example daylight fluorescent pigments.