On 03/02/2011 22:24, Michael Watterson wrote:
> On 03/02/2011 21:35, V G wrote:
>> 3. This is purely a guess, and someone more knowledgeable may be able to
>> expand on this, but you could try building a capacitor charge pump. You =
can
>> use DC-DC step up converters from Linear Technology (free samples) to ge=
t
>> voltages first to around 20-25 volts or so, then use some "medium" volta=
ge
>> capacitors in series to get the 1000V.
> you need AC drive and loads of rectifiers too
>
> Some circuits
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockcroft%E2%80%93Walton_generator
>

Actually, don't try this at home... :-)

Use the mains directly for the AC drive.

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