RE: Shocking Event

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Jeff:
I very much appreciate all the input you so graciously provided me when I
began the Tesla project for my first coil last year. Your professional
expereince made a very positive difference.

It also taught me to thorough test the coil in the house under "normal" and
imagined abnormal circumstances. In a way, this situation yesterday, which
was not while the house was open to the public (we open this Friday), served
to find a repairable glitch.

I am sure you and your staff carefully test your venue prior to showtime and
so do I based on the experience and cold logic I use to achieve positive
results.

And I do agree that others who find themselves in such situations walk
carefully and deliberately.

Regards

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 2:00 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Shocking Event


Original poster: "Jeff W. Parisse by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>

> I just think it is interesting and educational what we learn as we use our
> coils.

Ted,

The problem is that you are "learning" in a public venue.
The "gotchas" you describe in your post should best be
learned at home or at school. It concerns me greatly that
the public might be *learning* right along with you.

Public haunted houses naturally attract Tesla coils.
Please seek professional help (even if you intend on
building the coil like Ted did) before you venture
out into the public arena.

Call me or any other entertainment or HV professional
before you contact clients with prices or engineering
claims. Get a second opinion or frame of reference.

I'm available for such calls at 310-328-4024.

Jeff Parisse
kVA Effects