[SML] ETC Safety cable loop

[Dale Farmer]

I have only had one light fall in my presence, when the cast iron C 
clamp cracked and fell apart when it was being tightened.  The safety 
cable had already been attached, and caught the light, but the chunk of 
C-clamp fell down and damaged a (fortunately) empty seat.

I started attaching the safety cables to the cast in loop, and got 
immediate push back from many others on the various calls I was on who 
said not nice words about the blankety blank who was doing the safety 
cables wrong.   So I stopped.

--Dale


On 5/18/2016 7:43 AM, Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft wrote:
> Hi All,
> How many use the Safety Cable loop thing built in to the ETC bodies for
> safety cables? I'm finding a lot of freelance hired/overhire crew are
> removing the cable from the loop and only wrapping the yoke to the pipe.
> One push back I've received is "it won't reach when overhanging" to
> which I show them to loop the cable into itself on the Safety loop and
> again at the pipe. Thus fixing the issue.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Does/has anyone simply build the safety cable directly onto the loop? In
> other words, Nico press closed the loop end of the safety so it's
> permanently connected to the light?
>
> The only time I was almost hit by a falling light was when the side
> bolts failed. Thus the light was on the floor next to me and the yoke
> was safely safetied to the pipe.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> Scott C. Parker
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