Having spent some more time on this I'm now wondering if the issue could be the transformer 20V primary? Do these things tend to develop shorted turns? I ask because I seem to have a normal image for the 10-15 seconds before the primary current has ramped to the point (a) my nerve fails (~2.5A) and (b) the drive transistor is cooking, so I switch off which makes me think the voltage multiplier is working?
Thanks,
Adrian
