> What's stopping you from putting a 100nF/630V cap between input and
> > output of the inverter (if not shorting it directly, assuming the
> > output is floating). You could use a little SLA 12V battery and a
> > cheap automotive grade inverter.
> >
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> Thought about it, but I like the direct approach.

I come back to my previous suggestion of a capacitor discharge ignition sys=
tem for a motor vehicle. You could probably drive the coil directly without=
 rewinding it.



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