Dennis,

Glad to see you are not jumping into this without asking the questions.
But by asking the questions I see you are not familiar with high voltage.
So it is a "catch 22" to learn how to handle it. This is one of the places where "self experimentation" could get you in trouble.

Make sure you have a low value fuse in the system.

I do not want you to end up looking like my avatar

Yes, I am getting to be an "old fuddy duddy"