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The author describes constructing a colossal high-voltage system weighing perhaps 3,000 pounds, utilizing a series-parallel arrangement of 16 plasma capacitors, each weighing around 125 to 150 pounds. These capacitors, specifically low inductance models capable of handling 25,000 volts or more, were paired with an enormous ballast weighing approximately a thousand pounds, all powered by a 400,000-volt Siemens X-ray transformer.