Fluorescent lamps require a ballast to stabilize the current through the lamp, and to provide the initial striking voltage required to start the arc discharge. This increases the cost of fluorescent light fixtures, though often one ballast is shared between two or more lamps.
n. a deed to real property which guarantees that the seller owns clear title which can be transferred (conveyed). A grant deed generally is a warranty deed, while a quit claim deed is not. (See: warrant, grant deed)
WARRANTY DEED: A type of deed where the grantor (seller) guarantees that he or she holds clear title to a piece of real estate and has a right to sell it to the grantee (buyer). The guarantee is not limited to the time the grantor owned the property, it extends back to the property's origins.