Mackie DLM8 - Rigging; Rigging Design Practices; Rigging Hardware and Accessories; Rigging Notes

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Owner’s Manual
Rigging
DLMloudspeakersmaybeindividuallyownusing
M10x17mmforgedshouldereyebolts.
WARNING:Installationshouldonlybedoneby
anexperiencedtechnician.Improper
installationmayresultindamagetothe
equipment,injuryordeath.Makesurethatthe
loudspeakerisinstalledinastableandsecurewayin
ordertoavoidanyconditionsthatmaybedangerousfor
personsorstructures.
WARNING:Thecabinetissuitableforrigging
viaitsypoints.NEVERattempttosuspenda
DLMloudspeakerbyitshandle.
Rigging Design Practices
Riggingaloudspeakerrequiresdetermining:
1.Theriggingmethodsandhardwarethatmeetstatic,
shock,dynamic,andanyotherloadrequirementsfor
supportingtheloudspeakerfromstructure.
2.ThedesignfactorandrequiredWLL(WorkingLoad
Limit)forthissupport.
Mackiestronglyrecommendsthefollowingrigging
practices:
1.Documentation:Thoroughlydocumentthedesign
withdetaileddrawingsandpartslists.
2.Analysis:Haveaqualiedprofessional,suchasa
licensedProfessionalEngineer,reviewandapprovethe
designbeforeitsimplementation.
3.Installation:Haveaqualiedprofessionalriggerdo
theinstallationandinspection.
4.Safety:Useadequatesafetyprecautionsand
back-upsystems.
Rigging Hardware and Accessories
RiggingMackieloudspeakerswillinvariablyrequire
hardwarenotsuppliedbyMackie.Varioustypesof
load-ratedhardwareareavailablefromavarietyof
third-partysources.Thereareanumberofsuch
companiesspecializinginmanufacturinghardwarefor,
designing,andinstallingriggingsystems.Eachoneof
thesetasksisadisciplineinitsownright.Becauseof
thehazardousnatureofriggingworkandthepotential
liability,engagecompaniesthatspecializeinthese
disciplinestodotheworkrequired.
Mackiedoesoffercertainaccessoryriggingitems,
primarilyforattachmenttothehardwareintegralwith
theloudspeaker.Someitems,suchaseyeboltsandwall
mountbrackets,maybeusedwithavarietyofproducts.
Whiletheseaccessoriesareintendedtofacilitate
installation,thewidevarietyofpossibleinstallation
conditionsandarraycongurationsdonotpermit
Mackietodeterminetheirsuitabilityorloadrating
foranyparticularapplication.
Mackieisnotinthebusinessofprovidingcomplete
riggingsystems,eitherasdesigners,manufacturers,or
installers.Itistheresponsibilityoftheinstallerto
provideaproperlyengineered,load-certiedrigging
systemforsupportingtheloudspeakerfromstructure.
Rigging Notes
TheDLMloudspeaker’sintegralmountingpoints
aredesignedtosupportonlytheweightoftheirown
loudspeakerwithsuitable,externalhardware.This
meansthateachDLMloudspeakermustbesupported
independentlyofanyotherDLMloudspeakerandany
otherloads.Allthreeriggingpointsmustbeusedto
hanganDLMloudspeaker.
3 Fly Points
MP=MountingPoint
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