[SML] ETC Safety cable loop

[Dale Farmer]

I have seen them stripped out.  All it takes is someone with a nice big 
wrench to overtighten the bolts until the threads in the aluminum get 
stripped.   Often this is an overenthusiastic newbie or someone 
transitioning from older style lights who doesn't realize that you 
tighten the hand crank on the yoke, not the bolts on the end of the yoke 
to keep the thing pointing where you want it.

Dale


On 5/18/2016 12:41 PM, Ford Sellers via Stagecraft wrote:
> Hi Scott,
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> Did the bolts fail, or did the housing strip out?
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> I have a hard time imagining that must have been done to the fixture to
> make both side bolts fail before the housing cracked.
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> -Ford
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> *From:*Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Scott C. Parker via Stagecraft
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:43 AM
> *To:* Stagecraft Mailing List
> *Cc:* Scott C. Parker
> *Subject:* [SML] ETC Safety cable loop
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> 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.
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> Thanks,
> Scott
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