[SML] Chain Hoist connectors

[Joe Golden]

Dave, I hate to contradict you, but according to David Carmack of CM who teaches the hoist technician class the control voltage is 120v no matter what the supply voltage is.  That is half the reason for the transformer in the hoist.
Joe Golden


Please excuse typos, big fingers/tiny keyboard 


-------- Original Message --------
From: Dave Vick <dave.vick at gmail.com>
Sent: September 20, 2016 5:31:54 PM PDT
To: Joe Golden <joe at stage-tech.com>, Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Chain Hoist connectors

On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Joe Golden via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> The way I understand the various rules, the connector has to have a ground
> and be rated for 120v

Not for the pickle; they don't use 120v for control.

I've used XLR pickles on Christie hoists for years.

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Dave Vick
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