glow starter

Argon is also used in fluorescent glow starters.

They may be designed to be plug-in interchangeable with glow starters for use in standard fittings.

Starting devices (other than glow starters)

The switch contacts in glow starters are subject to wear and inevitably fail eventually, so the starter is manufactured as a plug-in replaceable unit.

Pull start motor, 2 speed clutch, belt tensioner, wheel radio, nicads, chargers, glow starters, heaps of spares, even fuel.

With automated starters such as glow starters, a failing tube will cycle endlessly, flickering as the lamp quickly goes out because the emission mix is insufficient to keep the lamp current high enough to keep the glow starter open.