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In article <foo> rlcarr@animato.network23.com (Rich Carreiro) writes:
   (4) As for more mundane high voltages, what's a good place to get something
       to push 120 Volts to say, 15-20KVolts?  I've heard that transformers 
       that drive neon lights (like in bars and stores) are good for this. 
       Are there any other sources?  

The most available, fun HV source I know is probably right in front of your 
face!  CRTs generally have electron guns that rely on high voltages to 
accelerate the beasties.  B/W sets typically have 1-5 kV inside, color
up to, say, 30 kV!  Wow!

I used to light candles and so forth by unclipping the electron drain line
from the top of the CRT in my terminal, and making it arc to the chassis.
Stick <object-to-be-lit> into the (~1/2") arc, and you've got it!
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