Re: T&R Electric - No More...

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Jeff W. Parisse by way of Terry Fritz 
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>
 >
 > TCML,
 >
 > T&R Electric is out of the business of selling to Tesla coilers because of
 > a complaint and threat of lawsuit by a hobbyist. They won't even sell to
 > kVA Effects anymore even with our insurance, corporate status and time in
 > the business.
 >
 > This is the same story as Condenser Products a while ago. They sold TC
 > parts, TCML bought 'em, someone threatened a lawsuit (you know who you are:
 > I do!) and now they won't sell to Tesla coilers.
 >
 > Moral: You makes your sparks you takes your chances. Be a grown-up and keep
 > your complaints and lawsuits to my vendors to yourself! This is EXACTLY the
 > reason that we do not disclose any of our vendors to the hobby community
 > nor provide specific help or advice on building coils.
 >
 > Jeff
 > p.s. Ed Wingate predicted five years ago that the supply of certain parts
 > (pole pigs, etc.) would evaporate once someone got hurt or started to
 > complain. I am sorry to say that his predictions (injury, complaint,
 > lawsuit, etc.) are coming true. This is the downside of the TCML; newbie
 > fubar...
 >
 > Jeff W. Parisse
 > Director, kVA Effects
 > <http://www.teslacoil-dot-com/>www.teslacoil-dot-com
 > 310-748-5893


	Every hobby with which I've been involved (shooting, flying, model
flying, etc.) has come to grief when a very small minority of guys get
the big head and ruin things for everyone else.  Seems as if that has
come to the world of TC too!!!

Ed