>> I have did that experiment. It worked. Got ~4V each hour. >> The capacitor charged to 30V after a day... > >Couldn't this energy be coming from local radios emissions, etc..? Saw a picture recently where someone had taken a whole bunch of fluorescent tubes, and stuck them on end in the ground under a power line. The photo was taken at dusk with each tube having a surreal glow at the top end nearest the power line. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body