High intensity discharge lamp and a method of interconnecting a high intensity discharge lamp

An electrical interface for use with an electrically powered lamp, said lamp having a lamp exterior and at least one lead extending outside of the lamp exterior, said interface comprising:

• a male connector having a base, said male connector being fastened at said base to said at least one lead extending outside of the lamp exterior to extend said male connector outwardly from the lamp exterior;
• means for insulating said male connector, said insulating means being shaped to fittedly encompass said positioned male connector and the fastened at least one lead of the lamp, and said insulating means being contoured to the lamp exterior immediately surrounding the at least one lead;
• and
• means for securely fastening, without air gaps, said insulating means to the lamp exterior.

A method of interconnecting a high intensity discharge lamp, comprising the steps of:

• providing an electrically powered lamp, said lamp having a lamp exterior;
• extending outside of the lamp exterior at least one lead of said lamp;
• fastening a male connector with a base to the at least one lead extending outside of the lamp exterior;
• sliding an insulate housing fittedly over the male connector, said insulate housing having an inner contour and an outer contour;
• shaping said inner contour of said insulate housing to fittedly encompass said male connector and the fastened at least one lead extending outside of the lamp exterior;
• and
• hermetically fastening the insulate housing to the lamp exterior without air gaps.

An electrical interface for use in high voltage applications, comprising:

• an electrical device having a device exterior;
• at least one lead connected to said electrical device extending outside of the device exterior;
• a male connector having a base, said male connector being fastened at said base to said at least one lead extending outside of the device exterior to extend said male connector outwardly from of said device;
• and
• an insulate housing having an inner contour and an outer contour, said inner contour of said insulate housing being shaped to fittedly encompass said extended male connector and the fastened at least one lead of the electric device extending outside of the device exterior, and at least a portion of the outer contour being shaped to contour to the device exterior immediately surrounding the at least one lead to form a cement contact, without air gaps, to the device exterior.