SHMD

Yup 15KV is getting there. Big components are fun when they catch fire and go bang. Thought a bomb had gone off once when a 25KV smoothing cap exploded, released a good amount of toxic gas, had to mop up that mess in a white paper suit, goggles, and breathing mask. I miss that site :-(

15kV but only with 40mA of umph.

(A tip: if something is sizzling on the floor - well away from any wires - don't investigate with your hand. I later measured the 'sizzle' at 8kV!)

High voltage low current is just fun! Electric sheep fences :-) Sadly, the HV I've worked on has also been high current. Touch wood nobody I know has died, but it's been close a couple of times when there has been faults. I witness a good colleague get attached to a bus-bar once that should have been discharged but instead he lost the end of his finger and had to get rushed to medical aid. Those days are sobering.