A pulse transformer design/theory with working principle similar to ignition coil transformers to produce high voltage.
So my idea is that if I take a ferrite rod and wrap it in say 500 turns of secondary fine wire and 5 turns of primary thick wire and discharge it through a camera flash capacitor (330v) which probably can be charged by a standard camera flash circuit and short it through the 5 turn primary the instantaneous current in the coil should reach 100s of amps, by keeping the ferrite core a rod instead of closed core, it avoids magnetic saturation of the ferrite core.
Since there will be a large instantaneous change in current in the primary coil and the magnetic field induced by the primary will rapidly collapse, it should induce a massive voltage in the secondary due to a large number of turns, so it should be even higher than the 33kv which i would normally get by a 100:1 ratio and input of 330 volts probably 50kv, this is just an idea I don't know how feasible its in real life.
Posted May 2, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC