L-Acoustics X8 Rigging Manual - page 8
Mechanical safety
X8 rigging manual (EN) version 1.0
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Mechanical safety
Maximum configurations
The X8 rigging system complies with 2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive. It has been designed following the guidelines
of BGV-CI.
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive specifies a safety factor of 4:1 against the rupture. The limits specified in the tables
below are given with a safety factor of
— 5:1 or higher for flown deployments,
— 1.8:1 or higher for ground-stacked deployments.
Refer to Soundvision for the safety factor of a specific deployment.
The safe limit gives the maximum number of elements for which the safety factor is always compliant with the
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive, regardless of the other deployment parameters (site angles, inter-enclosure angles,
etc.)
The maximum limit gives the maximum number of elements for which the safety factor can be compliant with the
2006/42/EC: Machinery Directive, when the other deployment parameters provide the best mechanical conditions.
X8
Configuration
Rigging accessory
Maximum / Safe limit
Ground-stacked
No rigging accessory
1
Flown
X-UTILT /X-UL8 /X-US8 /X-BAR
1
SB15m
Configuration
Rigging accessory
Maximum / Safe limit
Ground-stacked
No rigging accessory
4
Mechanical safety of the rigging system
Before any installation, always model the system in Soundvision and check the Mechanical Data section for
any stress warning or stability warning.