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Well, I wrote a long dissertation on what I thought could work, but then I did the smart thing and did a web search. I found someone who made an HV-to- DC converter with a fairly simple setup: http: //rimstar.org/sdenergy/testa/testatika_magnets_hv_to_dc.htm He used a Van de Graaff generator as his HV source, so the lower-voltage Wimshurst generator should work as well.
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