Creating Electricity by using static shock

[lynettes]

for my daughters science project we have to create a spark of light in an LED lamp- by rubbing her feet on a carpet - can this be done? if so, how? please help

[deleted-71417]

Hi,

Here is a Science Buddies project which controls the intensity of an LED light using a static charge:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p050.shtml

I do not know of a way to power an LED directly from a static discharge without risking destroying the LED by applying too high a voltage across the semiconductor.

It is possible to create flashes of light in a compact flourescent bulb using a static electric discharge. Here is a non Science Buddies experiment description:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Static-Electric ... Light-Bulb


Best regards,

Barrett L Tomlinson