Pictured below are my two Power Supplies, an most essential part of any Lifter experiment. While many Lifter Newbies generally will successful use some old, scavenged computer monitor as their power source, with reasonable safety in mind, I actually choose to invest in these dependable, controllable power units... 

The first high voltage power source I acquired for my experiments was comprised of an early GRA Series Power Supply, purchase from those most helpful people at Information Unlimited, currently paired to a basic Radio Shack 13.8 Volt/ 3Amp, AC to DC Power Converter. This very simple and easy to use little unit produces stable electrical current rated at somewhere over 20KV DC at 1mA. By taking certain unknowns out of Lifter experiments when using a home built power supply (which I'm not really smart enough to construct anyway) these professionally built power supplies make for an affordable alternative to otherwise using some old, finicky (and potentially rather dangerous) computer monitor 'hot-wired' into a makeshift power supply. Also, a very important lesson: KEEP YOUR DAMN FINGERS AWAY FROM THE LIFTER WHEN IN OPERATION! and DISCHARGE ANY CURRENT REMAINING IN YOUR LIFTER AFTER EVERY FLIGHT! Granted, running experiments at slightly over 1mA you're not too likely to kill yourself or anyone else around you, but take it from this much wiser voice of personal experience: with +20KVs of hot juice flowing into any part of your body, it hurts like HELL!

Not too long ago... an experiment abruptly ended with a bit of blue smoke, and the smell of fried electrical bits. Seems that I had burned out something important on the good old GRA3 High Voltage Power Supply. Decided the time had come to either try and repair, or otherwise replace, this very portable power supply.  The Result: (although perhaps slightly less unreliable) a repaired GRA3 Power Supply!

Recently purchased this fabulous Glassman High Voltage EH Series Power Supply, which produces a steady output right up to 30KV at 3mA DC power, and this unit is used for most all Lifter experiments. Not only does it provide tremendously consistent electrical power, thanks to the separate Current and Voltage controls and meters, this baby is capable of extreme fine tuning, thus allowing exact, repeatable monitoring of electrical flow to my Lifters. Although sometimes a tad on the sensitive side when in operation (Any arcing or over Amps, and it immediately shuts down for safety) this Glassman Power Supply has proven itself to be a worth while investment, since I picked it up on eBay for $275! (retail price: $1800!!) Take a hint... shop around for your high voltage power supply, as you never know when a really good deal will present itself! (By the way... I have since learned to keep my fingers clear of High Voltage Electricity, and so have not been ZAPPED by this Glassman Power Supply..... Yet!)