I think it was here where someone was asking about
tiny fluorescent lamps and their ballasts (or lack thereof).

For a while the dollar store near me sold these night lights:

http://www.bodi-elec.com/en/ProductDetail.asp?id=249
Photo only: http://www.bodi-elec.com/en/UploadFiles/1301.jpg

Inside is a 2 inch fluorscent bulb
(most are white, some are other colors: pink, green, blue, orange).
For 110 VAC, the "ballast" contains
- 2 small green boxes (probably capacitors:
71F 7089 9212 ERO)
- 4: 56 ohm resistors
- 2: dot style diodes

-- Jeffrey Jonas
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The original Dr. JCL and Mr .hide