12 to 180 volt DC-to-DC converter
Converts 12 volts to ~180 volts, up to about .1 amp. I will be building this to hopefully design line-voltage switching power supplies. Note that the zener is meant to approximate two neon bulbs in series. Created with the circuit simulator at http://www.falstad.com/circuit/
Warning: This circuit produces line voltages at significant current.
In the end, I used a TL494-based boost converter, and was only able to output about 15 watts using the inductors I had on hand.