L-Acoustics KS28, Rigging Manual

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Mechanical safety
Mechanical safety
Flown congurations
The KS28 rigging system complies with 2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive. It has been designed following the
guidelines of BGV-C1.
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive species a safety factor of 4 against the rupture. The own deployments described in
this manual achieve a safety factor of 5 or higher .
Refer to Soundvision for the safety factor of a specic deployment.
The
safe limit gives the maximum number of elements for which the safety factor is always compliant with the
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive, regardless of the other deployment parameters (site angles, inter-enclosure angles,
etc.)
The
maximum limit
gives the maximum number of elements for which the safety factor can be compliant with the
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive, when the other deployment parameters provide the best mechanical conditions.
Conguration Rigging accessory Maximum / Safe limit
Flown KS28-BUMP 16
Other congurations
For other congurations, respect the recommended maximum limit for optimal stability.
Conguration Rigging accessory Maximum limit
Ground-stacked No rigging accessory 4
Stacked upright No rigging accessory 2
Stacked on chariot KS28-CHARIOT 4
Mechanical safety of the rigging system
Before any installation, always model the system in Soundvision and check the
Mechanical Data
section for
any stress warning or stability warning.
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