Martin Audio MLA User Manual page 144

MLA System
The loom at the cabinet end has the U-Net cable destined for the top cabinet and audio input loomed together as they go to the
same input panel. All cables require around 1 meter of free cable from the break-out with the exception of the network cable
destined for the bottom of the array. This will need to be long enough to reach down the array. If your loom is destined to be
used this one size of system this can be easily calculated however it is always worth allowing a little extra to keep the loom
versatile for dry hires or for occasions where you have had to increase the compliment of cabinets at larger events.
The table below shows the length of arrays for the most common quantities of cabinets which should assist in determining how
long to allow for the bottom U-Net cable;-
No of
Cabinets
metres
6
8
12
16
20
24
Length of array based on a dead hang with all angles at 0.5° in the case of MLA and MLA compact or 0° for MLX
and DSX. Array will of course get shorter as intercabinet angles are increased
This picture shows a typical array loom in the larger end of the Cable Trunk. The rack end of the loom is left with three or four
metres out of the case and the rest of the loom wound on top of it. A "figure-of-eight"system will avoid twists in the cable. Once
all of the loom is wound in place in the case the rack end can then be placed on top. This way, when the cable needs to be
deployed the rack end is removed first and connected, the array end is then taken out and it is only necessary to remove as much
is it required to reach the top of the array once flown. The remainder of the loom stays in the case and by using the flap at the
end the case lid can be closed keeping the stage extremely tidy;-
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feet metres
2.04 6' 8" 1.57
2.78 9' 1.5" 2.14
4.26 13' 11" 3.28
5.73 18' 9.6" 4.42
7.19 23' 7" 5.55
8.65 28' 4.5" 6.67
No of
MLA Compact
Cabinets
feet
5' 1.8"
7'
10' 9"
14' 6"
18' 2.5"
21' 10.6"
MLX/DSXF
metres Feet
2 1.21 3' 11.6"
4 2.43 7' 11.7"
6 3.64 11' 11"
8 4.86 15' 11.3"
10 6.07 19' 11"
12 7.28 23' 10.6"
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