300KV Marx
11" Bolt
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300KV Mini Marx Prototype1A
by Vaughn McDowell
Back in November-December 2007, I decided to construct a general purpose 300KV Mini Marx generator for myself based on reliable prototypes
that I built about ten years ago. I decided to pass this information because I am very happy with it; it looks cool , it has been
operating reliably for some time, and it is not too expensive to build. The parts can be obtained by the experimenter from the hardware
store, McMaster, and Digi-Key*. A short movie clip shows it in operation producing 11" bolts. Constructions details are given for
the basic unit that operates in the 19KV self breakdown mode. I plan in the future to include added mid-plane triggering modifications.
Shown below is an up scaled 500KV prototype which I plan in the future to give details .
Update: * these capacitors are no longer available; I plan to investigate similar capacitors on eBay