Electret High Voltage Conversion Issue

[redcast]

Using a neon 15kv transformer rectified (NTE5342@ 40 amps) to dc at the transformer input, I don't want to rectify the high voltage ac to dc at the output (cost factor and lack of knowledge to do so), the 20 amp house breaker pops after a few seconds without a load on the transformer. Is this approach feasible or should another approach be considered?

 

[vk6kro]

That sounds like you are rectifying the mains and feeding the resultant DC into the primary of the 15000 volt transformer.

That won't work. Transformers have to work on AC voltages, so you have to rectify the output voltage to get high voltage DC.

This would be extremely dangerous for anyone to do and I suggest that you should get someone local to help you find a better solution.

 

[Jiggy-Ninja]

I don't really want to be mean about this, but if you don't know enough about electricity to know that transformers can't work with DC, you should probably stay far away from messing with mains power, and far, FAR away from anything in the kilovolt range.