Question about off the self "Plasma Globes"

The other day I was at the local thrift store and found in the electronic stuff the base unit for a plasma globe. I got it for 25 cents. At home I took it apart and looked over the Eletronic past ,all seamed to be good. I was wondering if it was possible use the part from the unit to make a JACOBS LADDER. From what I have seen on the net the eletronic component are the same. Both need a flyback transformer and a couple power tranistors. The rest of the compments that are on the board of the Palsa Glode seem to be for a osolater to vary the freq. of the voltage. This I have seen in so schematic for a "climding spark". In my opionin It should work. Shouldn't it??