If you try this at home, try sanding the nose of the LED off, not quite as far as the junction.  The plastic absorbs a lot of light, so sanding them down helps.  Try a nail file or bit of sandpaper.  If you sand too far the LED responds by burning up  :o

alice



> >Is the LED generating juice from the light?  This is hard to swallow.  I've
>
> Sure they can.  It's a PN junction exposed to light, after all.
>
> I've got one of those famous three cell AAA NiMH packs connected to a white
> led in my room.  It's been connected for a couple of months, and I noticed
> the other night that there is still a very faint glow coming from the led.
> I suspect the photocurrent is very slightly charging the battery pack.
>
>
> newell
>

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