Flying Multiple Knv Lines In A Vertical Column - GLP KNV Series Quick Start And Safety Manual

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Suspending from a KNV Rigging Connector
As an alternative to suspension from a KNV Line Bracket, you
can suspend a KNV Line fixture from a KNV Rigging Connector
(see Figure 23) and half-coupler type rigging clamp.
The KNV Rigging Connector fastens into one of the connector
channels on the top, bottom or sides of KNV Lines.
To fly a KNV Line from a rigging truss using a KNV Rigging
Connector:
Bolt an approved half-coupler rigging clamp to the KNV
Rigging Connector.
See Figure 24 on page 39. Push the KNV Rigging Connector
into one of the channels on the KNV Line, push and twist the Connector knob A 90°
clockwise so that the latch B locks the Connector into the channel, then release
the knob A and check that the Connector is locked into the channel. The Rigging
Connector mechanism is similar to the Module Connector mechanism shown in
Figure 20 on page 35.
Lift the rigging clamp, rigging connector and KNV Line up to the truss and fasten
the clamp around the truss.
If there is a danger of injury or damage if the fixture falls, secure it with a safety
cable that is approved for the total load that it will secure as described in 'Securing
with a safety cable' on page 19.

Flying multiple KNV Lines in a vertical column

Warning!
Do not use a KNV Rigging Connector to support a load of more than 45 kg/
100 lbs. total hanging vertically.
Do not use a KNV Rigging Connector to support the weight of more than
twenty (20) KNV Line fixtures.
You may use a KNV Rigging Connector to support a vertical load only. Do
not use it to support weight in any other configuration than hanging
vertically below the connector. Do not expose a KNV Rigging Connector to
twisting forces.
A column of KNV Line fixtures that are joined together using KNV Module
Connectors and suspended vertically is considered to be one unit. The top
KNV line must be secured by a safety cable that is approved for the total
load that it secures.
Any sideways force applied to a column of KNV Line fixtures can cause
Rigging Connectors, Module Connectors and other rigging hardware to fail
because of the large amount of leverage involved. A failure of this kind will
cause the column or a part of the column to collapse. Immobilize the
bottom of the column by fastening it to secure anchoring points. Do not
add to the load on rigging hardware by applying downwards tension to the
column when immobilizing it.
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Figure 23. KNV
Rigging
Connector