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[Jon Lagerquist]

Perhaps it does not go without saying that lubrication should be done
according to the manufacturers recommendation.

Jon

On 12/20/2018 6:35 AM, Bill Sapsis wrote:
> Jon.
> 
> All good advice except for the lubrication idea.  If the carriers have bushings, the lubricant will leech out in a short period of time.   If the carriers have bearings, those bearing will be sealed and you won't be able to get lubricant into them.  
> 
> In either case the end result is lubricant on the curtain.  
> 
> Bill S
>  
> bill at sapsis-rigging.com
> http://sapsis-rigging.com
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> 
> On 12/20/18, 9:07 AM, "Stagecraft on behalf of Jon Lagerquist via Stagecraft" <stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net on behalf of stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
>     As Bill said there is a base level of noise for traveler tracks. But
>     some things to check:
>     
>     As the tracks square and level?
>     Do the carriers need lubrication?
>     Are the carriers overloaded? This is often easy to do on a main drape.
>     Is the track adequately supported? Sometimes additional clamps will cut
>     down the resonance of the track a little.
>     
>     Jon
>     
>     
>     
>     On 12/20/2018 5:55 AM, Bill Sapsis via Stagecraft wrote:
>     > Stephen
>     > 
>     > The noise is pretty much the nature of the beast.  You can switch out
>     > the carriers for ones with rubber wheels but I’m not sure the  amount of
>     > noise reduction you’ll get is worth the cost.  Open track styles, like
>     > Triple E, will give you much better noise reduction but the systems
>     > aren’t inexpensive.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > By the way, if you have an ADC system with red carriers, you have a
>     > pretty old system.  IIRC, those carriers were discontinued long ago.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Helps, maybe a little?
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Bill S.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > bill at sapsis-rigging.com <mailto:bill at sapsis-rigging.com>
>     > 
>     > http://sapsis-rigging.com
>     > 
>     > +1.267.278.4561 mobile
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > *From: *Stagecraft <stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net> on behalf of
>     > "stagecraft at theatrical.net" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
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>     > *Date: *Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 8:03 AM
>     > *To: *"stagecraft at theatrical.net" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
>     > *Cc: *Stephen Braun <sbraun1 at twcny.rr.com>
>     > *Subject: *[SML] (no subject)
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Hello All,
>     > 
>     > Happy Holidays.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Our Act Curtain usually flys, but this year we need to travel it open
>     > for our main-stage musical production.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Does anyone have any experience with making a traveller track quieter.
>     > 
>     > Ours is the standard type with the red plastic wheels, running in the
>     > U-Shape steel track.
>     > 
>     >  
>     > 
>     > Thanks for any advice.
>     > 
>     > sfb
>     > 
>     > 
>     > Stephen F Braun
>     > 
>     > sbraun1 at twcny.rr.com <mailto:sbraun1 at twcny.rr.com>
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