R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 1 Introduction 1.1 Mounting Positions Normal position is where the hoist is mounted with load chain down and hoist body up. The load block attaches to the load and moves up and down.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 1.3 Basic Configuration Description ® STAGEMAKER concert hoists are offered in many configurations, each with its own control type and hoist features.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 2 Performance ® STAGEMAKER concert hoists are designed for lifting and transporting of materials only. Under no conditions or circumstances, either during initial installation or in regular use, are hoists to be used for lifting or transporting of personnel.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3 Hoist Configurations 3.1 Hoist Configuration A – Direct Motor Control for Mobile Installations Configuration A utilizes three-phase direct motor control for easier setup and cabling. The hoist is equipped for mobile installations so it can be mounted in the normal or inverted position.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 230 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.2 Hoist Configuration B – Three-phase Motor for Fixed or Mobile Installation Configuration B utilizes three-phase power and low voltage control. The hoist (SM1, SM2, SM5, SM10) is equipped for mobile installations so it can be mounted in the inverted or normal position, but when specially equipped the hoist (SM1, SM5, SM10) can also be used in the normal position of fixed applications.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Available options: Fixed applications (SM1, SM5 and SM10) – includes a standard chain guide, upper and lower electrical limit switches (weight-operated), a plastic chain container and the handgrips are removed.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 230 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.3 Hoist Configuration C – Programmable Control Configuration C utilizes three-phase power and low voltage control. The hoist is equipped for fixed installations so it can be mounted in the normal position, but when specially equipped, the hoist can also be mounted in the inverted position.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 230 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.4 Hoist Configuration D – BGV-C1 Enhanced Safety Features Configuration D utilizes three-phase power, low voltage control and must be operated with ®...
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 230 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.5 Hoist Configuration E – Without Motor Controls Configuration E utilizes three-phase power and is set up for external controls (typically VFD), which are not included.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 230 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.6 Hoist Configuration S – Single-phase Motor for Fixed or Mobile Installation Configuration S utilizes single-phase power and low voltage motor control. The hoist is equipped for mobile installations so it can be mounted in the inverted or normal position, but when specially equipped the hoist can also be used in the normal position of fixed installations.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 115 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 3.7 Hoist Configuration V – Variable Speed Control Configuration V utilizes three-phase power, low voltage control and a separate controller. The hoist is mounted in the normal position, but when specially equipped, the hoist can also be mounted in the inverted position.
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Offering and Technical Data: Capacity Model Speed Falls Chain Power Nominal Weight Chain type Current of Unit weight (Ton) (fpm) (mm) (HP) 460 V...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 4 Controllers 4.1 Group Controllers for Configuration A Hoists These group controllers are for controlling multiple hoists individually or together. The SC type controls are built in to a durable ABS plastic hand case.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 4.4 Pushbutton Pendant Controller for Configuration B (SM16 – SM25) or D The pushbutton pendant controller can be suspended from the hoist and is available for the SM16, SM20 and SM25 models and for the Configuration D hoist controller.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5 Controllers – Examples of Use 5.1 Configuration A – 8 or 12 Channel Controller Two SC4P-UL 4-channel controllers can be linked in a master-slave connection to create an eight- channel controller.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5.2 Configuration A – SC Controller, Hoist & Cable Shown here in a two-hoist, two-cable arrangement, power is supplied to the hoist with a cable equipped with CE connectors.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5.3 Configuration A – SC Controller, Hoist & Cable + Splitters Shown here in a four-hoist, one main cable with splitters arrangement where main cable from controller is equipped with Socapex connectors and uses fan-out and fan-in cables.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5.4 Configuration B & S – Hoist & Cables (separate power & control), 3 -party Controller Shown here in a two-hoist, four-cable arrangement where power and control are supplied to each hoist through a separate power cable and a separate control cable.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5.5 Configuration B & S – Hoist & Cable (combined power & control), 3 -party Controller Shown here in a two-hoist, one cable arrangement where power and control is supplied to the hoist with a combined power and control cable.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 5.7 Configuration D – Controller, Hoist, & Cable Shown here in a BGV-C1 controller in wall mount enclosure, remote and connection cable HARTING M O T O R 1 M O T O R 2...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6 Pigtails/Cables/Connectors 6.1 Connector Rules Power Cable From hoist To controller Male Female Control Cable To hoist Female From controller Male Combined Power/Control Cable From hoist...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6.2 Pigtail Options with Wiring Identification Configuration A Power Pigtail – 12 AWG / 4 C Black White Green Ground Configuration B &...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6.3 Pigtails with Plug Options Longer pigtail cable lengths are available (in 1 ft increments from 2 ft up to 50 ft). Configuration Description Cable...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6.4 Cables with Connectors Cable lengths are available in 5 ft increments from 25 ft up to 125 ft. The maximum cable length for the application must be selected in accordance to the amperage and maximum voltage drop.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6.5 Connector Types and Plug Wiring Identification Configuration Description Standard Plug Wiring Illustration Color Function Black Blue CE male plug White (420 P9) Power...
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Configuration Description Standard Plug Wiring Illustration Color Function Twist-lock female Orange receptacle Blue COMMON (L14 – 20R) Blk / wht DOWN Green B, C &...
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R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Harting or equal (16-pin + gnd) See male plug wiring female receptacle Color Function Brass Black Twist-lock (2 prong + gnd) male plug Silver White (L5 –...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 6.6 Suggested Cable Selection Table The tables indicate the suggested maximum power cable lengths between controller and hoist and also from hoist to hoist.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 9 Hoist Brake and Torque Limiting Device The friction materials for the brake and the torque-limiting device are asbestos free. The hoist motor is equipped with a D.C.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 10 Load Chain, Load Sprocket and Chain Guide The load sprocket (or load wheel) has five (eight with a 45° load wheel on SM2, six on SM16) precision- machined chain pockets.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 11 Hooks 11.1 Load Block & Hook The standard load hook is forged alloy steel. The hook is equipped with a spring-loaded safety latch and supported on a thrust bearing to allow the hook to rotate 360°...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 11.2 Load Hook Dimensions øM Hook øM øa Forging Nr inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch [mm] [mm]...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 11.3 Swiveling Body Hook The swiveling body hook attaches to the hoist body. The hook is equipped with a spring-loaded safety latch and is supported on a thrust bearing to allow it to rotate 360°...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 11.6 Self Locking Hooks Self-locking hooks have positive action throat closure and are available for the load block and as a suspension hook for the hoist.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 13 Hoist Limit Switch 13.1 Upper and Lower Electrical Limit Switches Upper and lower electrical limit switches are for over-travel protection and available for all models except the SM2.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com Hoist Body Location of rotary limit switch Inside the body Inside the body SM10 Inside (2 switches) or Outside (4 switches) SM16, SM20, SM25 Inside the body (2 switches) A geared limit switch shall be used in at least the following cases:...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 17 Incremental Encoder The incremental encoder constantly monitors the position/height of the load and feeds it back to the controller. With the incremental encoder, the positions are not absolute and need to be reset. Note: None of these encoders are short-circuited protected.
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 18 Model Description SM5 50 Hoist Configuration -A Direct control -B Low voltage control -C Low voltage control & programmable controller -D Low voltage control &...
R&M Materials Handling, Inc STAGEMAKER Concert Hoist ® ® Springfield, Ohio USA Technical Guide 800 955-9967 June 2009 : www.rmhoist.com 19 Conversions Conversion of SI units to U.S. customary units To convert from Multiply by common Kilogram (kg) pound mass (lbm) 2.205 Kilogram (kg) ton (2000 lbm)