What's the best way to get a 5.5KVrms (7,777V peak) full-wave AC signal at 60Hz strong enough to drive two 8-stage CW multipliers at 150pF per capacitor?
Not a duplicate of "how to make a 120VAC power supply."
What's the best way to get a 5.5KVrms (7,777V peak) full-wave AC signal at 60Hz strong enough to drive two 8-stage CW multipliers at 150pF per capacitor?
Not a duplicate of "how to make a 120VAC power supply."
A neon sign transformer driven from a lower than rated voltage.
Unfortunately, two microwave oven transformers (MOTs) back to back in anti-series driven at the rated voltage won't quite give you the voltage you need. MOTs are so agressively designed that there is no scope for increasing the input voltage a little. However, if you increase the input frequency, then the input voltage can be increased pro-rata, a 50% uplift in both could get you where you want to be.