[SML] "Extra" weight on a winched electric....

[Tanner Brants]

Jon,

What you are describing is a counterweight-assist hoist. We make them, as do
most of our competition. 

There will be an allowable load differential, but yes, counterweight should
still be adjusted to match the load as best as possible. I cant tell you how
many electrics I've seen just as you described, with a nearly empty arbor
and a fully loaded batten. Not cool. It is something we are addressing with
a new product in the pipeline. 


Tanner Brants
PM, PDM

Protech Theatrical
3431 N. Bruce Street
N. Las Vegas, NV
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tanner at protechlv.com
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Subject: [SML] "Extra" weight on a winched electric....

Curious question, and probably a silly question, but I saw a Youtube (I
think) video a couple of months ago, and saw their first Electric, which is
a winched counterweight, but it only had the 'dead weight' on the arbor....
fully loaded electric (conventionals), but no additional weight.  I asked
about that in the comments, but never heard back.

So... shouldn't there be extra counterweights added, even though it's
winched? Or have I been doing it wrong all these years?

--
Jon Ares
www.arescreative.com

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