Never liked marx generators even though they can generate incredible voltages, but only in short pulses. One day I'll get my hands on a neon sign transformer to play with. I've played around with a few 280volt flash capacitors and those have me wary already. My common nickname is Jake so I've always wanted to make a Jacobs ladder =) I've always wondered if it would be possible to make a DC jacobs ladder, I want one that doesn't have that AC hum associated with it.