according to duracell, a fresh 1.5 volt battery, shorted with a wire with minimum resistance, draws 28 amps of current at 1.5 volts. If I understand wattage correctly (current x voltage), that means that for at least a short time 2 "D" batteries can output 84 watts of electricity (albeit in the form of 3 volts dc and for only a short time).
Is it therefore possible to transform this output from 2 "D" batteries to output 1.5 milliamps (.0015 amps) at 28000 volts DC with a step-up? I would imagine the transformer would add some resistance, lowering the input amperage, but I don't know how much resistance. Would such a transformer need to be very large and heavy? If you drew enough current from this transformer, would that prevent it from arcing heavily?
Is it therefore possible to transform this output from 2 "D" batteries to output 1.5 milliamps (.0015 amps) at 28000 volts DC with a step-up? I would imagine the transformer would add some resistance, lowering the input amperage, but I don't know how much resistance. Would such a transformer need to be very large and heavy? If you drew enough current from this transformer, would that prevent it from arcing heavily?