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12V Jacob's Ladder circuit introducing noise on input and messing with PSU

I have made a Jacob's Ladder display for fun. I have no oscilloscope to give exact details, but there must be some kind of noise or high-voltage ripple that is resetting the display of my Lab Power ...
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Is there any downside to using a larger than needed smoothing capacitor?

I work with low-power DC voltage regulators. I am already aware of the formula to calculate the size of smoothing capacitor(s). This can be an iterative process of testing one size with a scope and ...
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