Re: Light a bulb without a closed circuit

On a sunny day (Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:07:02 +1000) it happened "MisterE"
<mistere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in <49d320b2$0$12942$afc38c87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:


Yes, volts per meter.
If the HV line is for example 100 kV, and 25 meters high, then you have 4
kV
per meter.
That should give 4 kV over the length of a 1 meter long vertical
fluorescent,
enough to trigger ionisation.

The experiment I was refering to was able to capture the slight current that
is caused when you connect a peice of metal to a potential, there was no
voltage 'field' involved.

I think you are terribly confused, and you terminology sucks too.
.