Re: strange charge

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

Tesla used to refer often to 'condenser' coatings inside some of the bulbs he 
invented.  Perhaps he was correct in the terminology. 
Mike 



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> I have a Wimshurst machine capable of 15cm sparks or so and if i light a 
> florescent tube with it, then remove the tube and touch it in a darkened 
> room i can make it flash... but this is the interesting part.. if i touch it 
> again, it flashes again; even if i move to another room (not ionized air 
> then) i think there is some method by which charge is stored inside the bulb 
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> just an idea 
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> alex 
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