> The ones I built used a 22uF / 400V (or maybe 450V?) capacitor
> with a similar tube

I've got 22uF on this now, which is a little over 1J. I'll track down
some disposable cameras - from a film processing lab probably -
and get their flash units / tubes for dissection and experimentation

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