Lamp igniter module and transformer carrier

A lamp module comprising:

• a housing comprising a lamp receiving area;
• a transformer assembly comprising a carrier, a transformer mounted to the carrier, and transformer electrical connection conductors extending from the carrier, said transformer assembly mounted in the housing in a predetermined position in relation to the lamp receiving area;
• a slide-in electrical connector comprising a plurality of electrical conductors extending from the connector, said connector mounted in a cutout area of a housing wall;
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• a pc board mounted in the housing and having connection points corresponding to each of the transformer electrical connection conductors and the plurality of electrical conductors such that the pc board connection points mate with the transformer electrical connection conductors and the slide-in electrical connector electrical conductors as the pc board is mounted in the housing.

A lamp transformer carrier comprising:

• a first face, the first face comprising a transformer tray adapted to receive a transformer and support potting material applied to the transformer tray for substantially encapsulating the transformer;
• a second face opposite the first face, the second face substantially electrically isolated from the first face;
• one or more lead guide openings to provide an electrically isolated path from the first face to the second face;
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• a second face member protruding from the second face, the second face member surrounding an additional first lead guide opening associated with a transformer secondary winding lead and an additional second lead guide opening associated with a lamp lead;
• wherein the transformer carrier is adapted to be fastened within a lamp housing.

A method of assembling a lamp module, the lamp module comprising:

• a transformer carrier comprising a first and second face, and a potted transformer located on the first face, the potted transformer comprising primary and secondary windings;
• a pc board comprising a first face, a second face and a slide-in electrical connector, the first face comprising low voltage electrical components;
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• a housing comprising a lamp insertion area located on a first face of the housing, the method comprising:
• fastening the transformer carrier within the housing, the transformer carrier orientated with the transformer carrier first face positioned nearest to the housing first face;
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• fastening the pc board within the housing, the pc board first face positioned nearest to the transformer carrier second face and the slide-in connector sliding in a housing face cutout.