Re: [TCML] The bigger they are...

["Jeff W. Parisse" <workshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From another post...
"President D.C. Cox says a Chinese amusement park found out about his
company on the Internet and bought a Tesla coil for its water park. An
Olympic organizer is connected with the facility and was able to get a
similar device for the ceremonies."
.....

The pieces are starting to fall together. I smell a rat.  ;-)
Jeff


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff W. Parisse" <workshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Tesla Coil Mailing List'" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 6:10 PM
Subject: [TCML] The bigger they are...


8.8.08
Signal Hill, California

In November of 2007, Oct East Ltd. of the People's Republic of China hired 
kVA Effects to construct two Giant Tesla Coils that would be the largest in 
the World. These coils were to be permanently installed at the OCT East 
Water Park in Shenzhen China in time for the Olympics.

In mid April 2008, kVA Effects shipped two ocean containers to China which 
contained approximately 40,000lbs. of handmade Tesla Coil components 
necessary to construct the two Giant Tesla Coils.

Upon arrival, the Shenzhen Customs and Inspections Bureau seized both 
containers and trucks claiming that kVA Effects falsified international 
shipping documents as the shipment had originated from Hamburg Germany and 
not the United States of America as indicated. Furthermore, the Inspections 
Bureau claimed that the shipment consisted of used equipment in violation of 
Chinese law and the contract with OCT East.

kVA Effects responded by providing the Inspection Bureau with five hundred 
construction photographs, one hundred and two hours of construction video, 
copies of material receipts and signed affidavits from kVA Effects personnel 
and vendors to verify that the equipment is new. kVA Effects also informed 
the Inspection Bureau that the name of the cargo vessel that carried the 
containers to China is named "Hamburg" and that they found it curious how 
Chinese Officials could make such a mistake on an official Chinese form in 
Chinese.

The Inspection Bureau imposed a fine of approximately 1,000,000 Yuan and 
claimed it would increase each day of captivity. kVA Effects refused to pay 
any fines claiming it would be counter to its contract with OCT East and, 
because they felt the action rose to the level of extortion, the United 
States Department of State should be informed.

In late July, the Inspections Bureau released the Tesla Coil parts to OCT 
East. OCT East is demanding payment of the fines from kVA Effects counter to 
its contract with them.

As of Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics, OCT East has the merchandise and 
kVA Effects will watch the games from home.

Jeff W. Parisse



Epilogue

We don't play the extortion/bribe game even if it is a cultural norm in the 
third World.

Sam Barros is off project and now has a new job with an alternative energy 
firm in New Jersey.  Justin Hayes takes his place and is now official second 
engineer and road dawg deluxe.

Since the China project is over, we will be moving from the huge Signal Hill 
shop to Bill Wysock's airplane hangar. It'll be great to have everything in 
one shop for a change!

Criss Angel's show starts in October at the Luxor Las Vegas. I've been 
invited to a pre-screening for friends and family in September so I'll 
report back on how cool the show is (how could it now be? From what we've 
seen over the last few months, it is going to be killer - Justin Hayes 
engineered the "special" part!).

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you can get the new videos we have 
coming up this summer. We have a time lapse of our coil winding method that 
we hope will pay back the pupman community for our "insurance company 
imposed silence" over the last twelve years! Don't ask because we can't 
tell. but if you like to watch.  ;-) Search kvaeffects














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