A television commercial that features Brian Basura's Tesla coil.

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Building on the works of Russian scientist Sergei Stepanov and later, the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, kVA Effects creates a Plasma Ball Generator, two Tesla coils and two other high voltage exhibits for Technorama, the Swiss science museum.

Some believe that ball lightning and plasma balls are related phenomenon and physicists in Germany are using high speed, infrared and ultraviolet cameras to capture and study their nature and why they exsist.

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Jeff Parisse plays drums as ten foot lightning bolts rain down on the kit. The SG10-TC Tesla coil from kVA Effects creates more than a million volts and without the 22lb. stainless steel mesh safety suit would kill the drummer. The filming took place on March 29th, 2009 at kVA Effects Signal Hill California shop.

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Seoul National Science Museum This is the SG10-TC on permanent display in Seoul Korea.

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Brian Basura, Technical Directror for kVA Effects, demonstrates his quarter shrinker and Tesla coil for Attack of the Show.

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NBC-Universal decided to air extra disclaimers after the Edison Electric Institute, a Washington D.C. lobbying organization, complained about the outrageousness of our Tesla coil stunts to Jeff Zucker, who was at that time the president of NBC Television. This was the disclaimer that Fear Factor added to their usual "don't try this at home" disclaimer.

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NBC-Universal decided to air extra disclaimers after the Edison Electric Institute, a Washington D.C. lobbying organization, complained about the outrageousness of our Tesla Coil stunts to Jeff Zucker, who was at that time the president of NBC Television. This is the PSA that ran in the Southern California area.

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SciFi Science Tesla Coil Promo

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Sci Fi Science asks kVA Effects to create an electron beam weapon demonstration for their premiere episode October 26, 2008. Using high pressure argon gas an a special nozzle, the team succeeds and creates a one of a kind beam weapon.

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kVA Effects travels to Hong Kong in 2008 to make history creating the largest, longest running (16 days) electrical special effect ever!

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One and a half hours pass in under four minutes as kVA Effects winds a Tesla secondary coil in time lapse. Nick Ritter applies the two part epoxy coating while Jeff Parisse places the wire and Veikko Lepisto manages the supply spool. The soundtrack features Veikko and Jeff on Bass and drums respectively.

The secondary coil form is made of PVC, Garolite™ and fiberglass and the finely stranded, silver tinned wire is specially made for kVA Effects by Allied Wire and Cable. The dry red coating seen in the beginning of the video is an industrial high voltage treatment rated at 2100V/mil and is baked onto the prepared PVC form prior to winding. The liquid high voltage epoxy is formulated by 3M for kVA Effects and remains semi-rigid after it cures for a tough outer coating.

Our coils offer excellent mechanical strength, high voltage insulation and self healing properties. Used properly in a Tesla coil, they can produce electrical arcs several times longer than the coils themselves.

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Gary Peterson demonstrates the wireless transmission of power for the crew at kVA Effects while Modern Marvels shoots "Mad Electricity" inside.

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