Cabling; Mains; 16A Extension; 30M Tourmate Multicore - Martin Audio MLA User Manual

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Cabling

MLA and MLA Systems are supplied with all necessary cabling so that all is required is to supply mains power to the racks and an
audio source to the arrays and the system is ready to go. High grade cables are essential; there is little point in designing the
most revolutionary speaker system in the world if it fails due to cables not up to the rigors of touring.

Mains

There are a number of different types of mains cable supplied with the system from simple 16A extension cables to multiway
break-out looms.

16A extension

PWA0053 is a 2.5m (8ft) 16A Ceeform male to Ceeform female using IP67 rated connectors suitable for use outdoors. Cable is 3-
core 2.5mm² with a toughened rubber outer sheath. These are supplied as an extension for use with rear-facing MLX or DSX in
Cardioid sub arrays.

30m Tourmate multicore

ASF12002 is a 30m 18-core multiway mains cable terminated with Tourmate 19-pin connectors, one male, one female. Tourmate
is based on the popular Socapex pattern but is rated at IP67 when mated so if suitable for use outdoors in all weather. The cable
has 18 cores each 2.5mm² and has a tough, flexible outer sheath. Other lengths are available to special order. The Tourmate is
used to connect a Master or Slave rack to an array.

12-Way Breakout loom

ASF12003 is a six circuit, 12-way breakout loom to interface between one of the Tourmate multicore cables and a flown array.
The inlet is a Tourmate 19-pin chassis male connector mounted in a diecast box which has a large eye bolt fitted to allow
suspension from the rear of the flying grid using the distro hanger. There are 12 glanded outlets each with a length of 3-core
2.5mm² toughened rubber cable terminated with an IP67 rated 16A Ceeform female connector to connect to the cabinets. The
12 outlets are wired in pairs to the six cannels that are available from the Tourmate connection. The cables are labelled 1 to 12
and the lengths are staggered to allow neat connection down the array. Cable 1 is the shortest and connects to the top speaker.
The increase in length between each channel is the same as the height of an MLX or DSX which as the tallest of all cabinets is the
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