spark gap CFL with light-colored pan

[moonreft]

CFL is dirty. use another light and see if LED still glows. also listen to AM radio for dirty energy. If it's the transistors you can hear the click, if its just noise it is the CFL.

[MrAnguswangus]

Gold! It doesn't take much I imagine to make a living prospecting when gold is $1700US/oz...Nice!

[overunitydotcom]

Great, does it also work, when you shortout the sparkgap ?

[oglundasotarn]

according to the multimeter, it is 90mA ...