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P3 PowerPort 1500 Safety and Installation Guide
Physical installation
Warning! If suspending the product above ground level, secure it against failure of primary
attachments by attaching a safety wire that is approved as a safety attachment for the weight of the
product to the attachment bracket supplied with the product.
Warning! If suspending the product from a truss, use 2 clamps to rig the product. Do not use only
one rigging clamp.
The P3 PowerPort 1500 can be installed in any orientation. Allow free airflow and at least 100 mm (4 in.) of
clearance around the front and rear panels.
Using the supplied mounting brackets, the P3 PowerPort 1500 can be rack-mounted, fastened to a surface
or clamped to a truss using rigging clamps that are approved for the supported weight. Figure 3 shows the
possible mounting options. The mounting brackets can be fastened to the front, center or rear of the sides of
the housing with the mounting ears oriented as shown in Figure 3.
Clamping the product on a truss
1. Obtain two rigging clamps and check that they are undamaged and
approved for the weight they will support. Check that the structure that
will be used for suspension can bear at least 10 times the weight of all
installed products, clamps, cables, auxiliary equipment, etc.
2. Install the supplied clamp mounting brackets in the center of each side of
the P3 PowerPort 1500 by fastening four screws per bracket securely
into four holes on each side of the housing as shown in Figure 3.
3. Bolt each clamp securely through the center holes provided in the ears
of the supplied mounting brackets with an M12 bolt (minimum grade 8.8)
and lock nut.
4. Install the supplied safety wire attachment bracket on one corner of the
P3 PowerPort 1500 by fastening two of the supplied screws securely
through the bracket and into two holes in the side of the housing as
shown in Figure 3 (arrowed).
5. Block access under the work area. Working from a stable platform, fasten the product to the truss with
the rigging clamps.
6. Install a safety wire that is approved as a safety attachment for the weight of the P3 PowerPort 1500 by
looping it through the attachment bracket and around a secure anchoring point so that the safety
attachment will catch the P3 PowerPort 1500 in the event of clamp failure.
Figure 3: Mounting options
Rackmount
Reverse rackmount
Surface mount
Truss mount
Figure 4: Martin™
half-coupler rigging
clamp
