To David's original question, though: 100nF at 1kV is not much energy. I wo=
uldn't expect too much difficulty in switching that, except that most means=
 of switching it are likely to be rather lossy since the cap will be mostly=
 discharged by the time that the switch is fully ON. This is probably true =
even for a mechanical switch since the arc will start and complete before t=
he contacts actually touch.


Yup.  That's one effect I want to get rid of.=20

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