Static electricity responsible for momentary glimmer in compact flourescent bulbs?

Interesting; were there any magnets or other possible static charge distributions in the viscinity of the flourescent bulbs in question?

Were there any other lights that could have been reflected by the bulb?

If you consider a single bulb, any movement of the bulb in free space, no external fields applied, would not result in the electric potential necessary for illumination. If there were static charges nearby, they may interact with charges on the bulb that are in motion ("static" charges in motion are equivalent to currents, all non-zero currents generate magnetic fields), therefore could induce an electric potential resulting in a current.

I use them and are joyful with them. I will agree despite the fact that that the "identical" announcement appears to be slightly at the confident facet. What I've performed is locate seventy five and one hundred watt identical CF bulbs wherein I used to make use of 60 watt bulbs. You would desire to take a look at a one hundred fifty watt identical CF bulb and spot if that makes a change. I additionally observe that even though the brand new CF bulbs activate instantly, it takes a few mins for them to stand up to complete brightness. In higher rooms, I've long past with the traditional two - forty watt four foot fluorescent tubes however use sunlight as a substitute of hot white as sunlight tubes offers off extra gentle (lumens).

Yes it will happen if the humidity is less than 50% if it is above most static electricity will bleed off. If there is a radio transmitter cost they will also light.A police radio about 50 to 100 watts will light a large florescent light just don't put your hand on any of the metal parts.