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Making 500,000 VOLT ARC with Marx Generator
Why people recommend it
ElectroBOOM builds a Marx generator for big arcs; shared for the basic idea rather than exact instructions, sometimes with a safety warning.
Watch for: Lethal voltages; one commenter disputes the 500 kV claim
In their words
This is not 500kV, only using point sources with 1kV/mm with sharp wires, but if it arced using spheres then it could be 3kV /mm in dry air or e.g. 30mm *3kV = 90 kV Don't waste our time with pretenders but have fun [video] UHV insulation is a science.
Tony Stewart EE since 1975 on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2022. CC BY-SA.
