[SML] Question about Safe Working Loads

[Bill Conner]

> Many of our fixtures ship with a C-clamp (7060A2009) to mount the fixture in
> the normal theatrical manner from a length of Schedule 40 1.5" ID (2" OD)
> pipe.  We are occasionally asked about the load rating of this clamp.
> There is no load rating for this part as an individual assembly.  It is sold
> as part of the top-level Source Four fixture assembly or as a Source Four
> fixture accessory. It has been tested by UL as a safe hanging device for a
> Source Four and is covered in our UL 1573 rating for stage and studio
> lighting fixtures.  In other words, UL says it is a safe way to hang a
> Source Four, but it is not independently-rated and is not sold as a
> rigging/load-bearing device for any other purpose. "

Exactly why we specify load rated MegaClamps instead the fixture
manufacturers' standard cast iron.



-- 
Bill Conner Fellow of the ASTC