Inspection And Preventive Maintenance; How To Do Preventive Maintenance; Rigging Part Inspection - L-Acoustics X8 Owner's Manual

Inspection and preventive maintenance

How to do preventive maintenance

Inspect the system before any deployment and after any corrective maintenance operation.
Perform preventive maintenance at least once a year.
Rigging and hardware
Perform the

Rigging part inspection

Use the Mechanical system overview
described in the Inspection references
If any parts are damaged, contact your L-Acoustics representative for further instructions.
Acoustics
Perform the Enclosure check
Perform the Listening test (p.35) to detect any degradation in sound quality.
If necessary, refer to the Corrective maintenance
Rigging part inspection
About this task
For critical rigging parts, use the
The term "rigging part" comprises:
• lifting accessories such as clamps and shackles
• rigging accessories such as rigging frames, rigging interfaces, and brackets
• fasteners used for assembling two products together such as ball-locking pins, rigging axes, rigging screws, threaded
knobs, and safety pins
This inspection procedure covers only L-Acoustics products. To inspect other products that are part of the lifting chain,
refer to the manufacturer's instructions.
Prerequisite
Perform the inspection in a well-lit environment.
Procedure
1. Check that the rigging part is present.
2. If applicable, disassemble the rigging part from the enclosure or the rigging accessory.
Check that the tethers are intact and safely secured.
3. Inspect the part from every side.
Compare with the reference pictures.
Check for:
• corrosion
• wear and cracks
• bends and dents
• holes
• missing safety cues
• missing identication labels
• missing or loose fasteners
X8 owner's manual (EN) version 1.0
(p.27) on each rigging part.
(p.29) to identify critical parts of the system and apply the specic checks
(p.32).
(p.33).
(p.68) section for speaker repair kits and maintenance instructions.
Inspection references (p.32) for comparison and specic manipulations.
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