Grid Cases; Mk1 Mla Grid Case; Mk2 Mla Grid Case - Martin Audio MLA User Manual

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Grid Cases

Mk1 MLA Grid Case

The Flying grid flightcase is a simple upright case with a removable side to access the two grids that are held in place with Velcro
hook and eye straps. There is a storage box at the bottom of the case to hold the accessories. The lid is held in place with four
butterfly catches and has two flip handles which are mirrored by two more handles on the rear and finally one more at each end
of the case. The castors are 2"miniature wheels to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible to maintain the best stability. As
with all other cases it is finishing in black textured laminate with black anodised extrusions and fittings.

Mk2 MLA Grid Case

The Mk1 case was found to be unstable particularly when one of the two grids was removed so a new design was created to
make a significant improvement. The size of the case was enlarged to add stability and now has an identical footprint to the MLX
to help with the truck pack. The case is similar in style to a mixing console case using a "nose cone"at the top which can be
removed to expose the top of the two grids so the grids can be easily attached to a hoist whilst still in the flightcase minimising
the manual handling required. Each side of the case is also removable to enable easy access to the grids. The grids are positioned
in the centre of the case each side of a central divide. They are held in place with a pin and clip through the upper most flying
point secured by a short length of chain. There are two storage boxes on each side to hold all accessories; one has a compartment
which houses the inclinometer reader in a cut-out foam block. The second houses all other hardware such as the distro hanger
and shackles. The storage boxes have lids secured with Velcro hook and eye straps. The "nose cone"lid is secured with four
butterfly catches; two each side and has two flip handles at each end to make removal and replacement easy. The two side lids
are also secured with four butterfly catches and have two handles both to allow easy removal and to help guide the case when
fully loaded. There are an additional two flip handles, one at each end to help guide the case. The case is fitted to a robust
wheelboard with four 4"blue wheel castors two of which on one side are braked versions. The case still retains the black textured
laminate and black fittings finish.
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