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EC Declaration of Conformity

within the meaning of the EC Machine Directive 98/37/EEC

We hereby declare that the equipment designated below is designed and built in the version sold by us in such a way as to

comply with the relevant fundamental safety and health criteria of the applicable EC Directive(s). This declaration shall cease
to be valid if alterations are made to the equipment without our prior agreement.

This declarations covers:

d&b Z5159, Q Flying frame together with:

d&b Z5151, Q Splay Link

d&b Z5152, Q Front Link

d&b Z5153, Locking pins, 8 mm

d&b Z5155, Q Hoist connector chain

d&b Z5156, Q Flying adapter together with:

d&b Z5151, Q Splay Link

d&b Z5152, Q Front Link

d&b Z5153, Q Locking pins, 8 mm

Relevant EC Directives:

EC Machine Directive 98/37/EC

National standards and technical specifications applied, in particular:

DIN EN ISO 12100, DIN 1050, BGV C1

Backnang 2007-02-08

(Frank Bothe, Director)

d&b audiotechnik AG, Eugen-Adolff-Str. 134, D-71522 Backnang, Germany, Phone +49-7191-9669-0, Fax +49-7191-95 00 00

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Summary of Contents for Q Series

Page 1: ...Q Series Rigging manual 1 2EN Z5159 Q Flying frame Z5156 Q Flying adapter ...

Page 2: ... information and or references Symbols on the equipment Please refer to the information in the operating manual General Information Q Series Rigging manual Version 1 2EN 02 2007 D2951 E 01 Copyright 2007 by d b audiotechnik AG all rights reserved Keep this manual with the product or in a safe place so that it is available for future reference d b audiotechnik AG Eugen Adolff Strasse 134 D 71522 Ba...

Page 3: ...0 2 7 Derigging 10 2 8 Ground stacks supported by the Q Flying frame 10 3 Z5156 Q Flying adapter 11 3 1 Load capacity System safety 11 3 2 Suspension of the Q Flying adapter 11 3 3 Assembly 11 4 Secondary safety 12 4 1 Secondary safety at Z5159 Q Flying frame 12 4 2 Secondary safety at Z5156 Q Flying adapter 13 5 Aiming and securing of the array 14 5 1 Horizontal aiming and securing of the array 1...

Page 4: ...d a total system weight of 480 kg 1058 lb Working Load Limit WLL according to BGV C1 The rigging components allow arrays up to a total system weight of 240 kg 527 lb to be flown in any vertical splay angle configuration If the array contains Q SUB cabinets these must always be positioned at the top of the column For arrays with a total system weight of more than 240 kg 527 lb the load conditions w...

Page 5: ...h the Z5159 Q Flying frame Z5152 Q Front link Z5153 Locking pins 8 mm Z5151 Q Splay link 0 TO FRAME position between flying frame and first cabinet Fig 1 Q Series rigging assembly Q Series Rigging manual 1 2EN Page 5 of 20 ...

Page 6: ...Fig 3 Z5159 Q Flying frame dimensions in mm inch 2 1 2 Z5155 Q Hoist connector chain Fig 4 Z5155 Q Hoist connector chain The Z5155 Q Hoist connector chain is used to connect the lifting motor s to the Q Flying frame using one or two 1t Shackles supplied with the connector chain Its length of 52 cm 20 5 allows enough space for the hang of most 1t motor chain containers 2 1 3 Z5154 Q Rigging set a b...

Page 7: ... first clear the working areas check that the hoists are in the specified position the chains are not twisted and there is enough clearance to set up and lift the array 2 3 Assembly of the array Prepare flying cables and link cables according to the number of amplifier channels and cabinets used Single hoist set up Choose the appropriate hole position in the top row of the Q Flying frame centre ba...

Page 8: ...sm will be locked Ensure that the pins are locked A groove G Fig 12 in the bolt of the pin indicates that it is properly locked In order to have all locking pins at hand to connect the next cabinet the pins are linked in pairs with steel wire WARNING The steel wire between the locking pins is not meant to suspend a cabinet or carry any load Cabinet weight must only be carried by the Front and Spla...

Page 9: ... cabinets are generally connected using the 0 splay angle setting Repeat this procedure until the column is complete Connect alll speaker cables when the cabinets are within reach Fig 18 Insert Locking pin 8mm Fig 19 3 deep array 2 4 Alternative set up Fig 20 Array assembly using the chain hoist to lift the cabinets Using the chain hoist to pick up the cabinets allows a single person to set up com...

Page 10: ...hoist motors must raise the system slowly and evenly so that it is held level and does not swing or move from side to side during hoisting For safety reasons the final array must be fitted with an additional safety device which is independent of the suspension points A detailed description is given in section 4 Secondary safety on page 12 2 7 Derigging To lower the array and dismantle it follow th...

Page 11: ...rayCalc displays the Q Flying adapter hole position to achieve the desired vertical aiming The Q Flying adapter can be suspended using an E6502 1t Shackle and steel wire ropes or the Z5147 Rota clamp Choose the appropriate hole position in the Q Flying adapter according to the ArrayCalc simulation 3 3 Assembly The Z5156 Q Flying adapter is connected to the quick lock adapter plate of the first cab...

Page 12: ...Flying frame Fig 27 2 leg safety wire with shackles The secondary safety can be attached in different ways using a 2 leg safety wire Fig 27 connected to the Q Flying frame Fig 28 Secondary safety Type 1 Type 1 single hoist set up only Connect the shackles of the safety wire to the centre bar of the Q Flying frame using hole positions as equally distanced from the pickup point as possible Fig 28 a ...

Page 13: ... Fig 30 Sockets for secondary safety The secondary safety should be applied to the top cabinet of the array Use two Z5048 Flying pins 10 mm connected to the sockets R2 at the rear of the cabinet or two Q9032 M10 Safety eye bolts attached to the threaded inserts R4 on both sides of the cabinet passing the steel rope through the Flying pins or the Safety eye bolts and attaching it to the securing pi...

Page 14: ...ing of the array If an application requires the array to have a vertical angle which is not possible by a single suspension within the hole grid of the Q Flying frame additional wires or hoists may be needed to achieve this With arrays of up to three cabinets the standard rigging sockets on the cabinets may be used Fig 31 Fig 32 Applying a second Q Flying frame to increase the vertical angle of th...

Page 15: ...n motion inconvenience felt when walking against the wind 8 34 40 62 74 39 46 Gale Breaks twigs off trees generally impedes progress 9 41 47 75 88 47 54 Severe gale Slight structural damage occurs chimney pots and slates removed 10 48 55 89 102 55 63 Storm Trees uprooted considerable structural damage occurs 11 56 63 102 117 64 72 Violent storm Accompanied by wide spread damage 12 64 117 0 72 Hurr...

Page 16: ...on of the M10 threaded inserts R4 Regularly lubricate the sockets and threaded inserts with WD 40 or a similar product Z5153 Locking pins Visual inspection regarding deformation and corrosion of the component Inspection for missing ball bearings and damage Functional inspection of the ball bearings Functional inspection of the release mechanism to check it functions properly Z5151 Q Splay and Z515...

Page 17: ... agreement This declarations covers d b Z5159 Q Flying frame together with d b Z5151 Q Splay Link d b Z5152 Q Front Link d b Z5153 Locking pins 8 mm d b Z5155 Q Hoist connector chain d b Z5156 Q Flying adapter together with d b Z5151 Q Splay Link d b Z5152 Q Front Link d b Z5153 Q Locking pins 8 mm Relevant EC Directives EC Machine Directive 98 37 EC National standards and technical specifications...

Page 18: ...D2951 E 01 02 2007 d b audiotechnik AG d b audiotechnik AG Eugen Adolff Str 134 D 71522 Backnang Germany Phone 49 7191 9669 0 Fax 49 7191 95 00 00_______ ...

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