by Techgraphix » Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:31 pm
Yes, Yes and Yes.
Yes, You may shorten both your cables (in fact, as short as possible is better)
Yes you may cut the return wire to include an Amp-meter.
Yes you can shrink or solder a new shoe or eye on the wire to connect to your Reci.
Winding up the excessive cable will form coils, selfinductors or solenoids.. what ever you like to call them... NOT a good idea, here!
Maybe you can mill a nice support for the HV-plug from a plastic (POM, Teflon etc). Keep the Positive HV wire quite a distance from your metal frame. A few extra supports (~ 1 inch) can do a great job.
Kees