Read this manual before installing, powering or servicing the product; follow the safety precautions listed below and observe all WARNINGs in this manual and printed on the product. If you have questions about how to operate the product, please contact you Wahlberg Motion Design supplier or Wahlberg Motion Design.
Cheat sheet Description Winch 10 cable is a small winch for stage use, mainly for use in theatres, shows and concerts. It lifts lamps and other electronical devices in and out of the stage sphere at a maximum load of 10 kg up and down.
Do not modify the winch. For any modification of your winch, contact Wahlberg. It is the customer's sole responsibility to comply with any relevant local laws, regulatory requirements, and restrictions, concerning the use of the winch.
Using for the first time IMPORTANT! The Winch 10 cable must be protected from environmental factors such as physical shocks and vibration during storage. WARNING 3. before installing, powering, operating, or servicing the winch. Before applying power to the winch: Check the Wahlberg Motion Design website at www.wahlberg.dk...
Fastening the winch to a flat surface The Winch 10 cable can be fastened to flat surface such as a roof. Check that the surface can support at least 10 times the weight of all winches and equipment to be installed on it.
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213 (10 m) Winch 10 Cable (10 m) mounted on a truss. Safety Cable Mounting the load The load can be mounted using the supplied loading hook or any other hooks designed for lifting. Ensure that the loading hook has a minimum breaking load of at least 100 kg.
AC power WARNING 3. before connecting the winch to AC mains power. WARNING! For protection from electric shock, the winch must be grounded (earthed). The power distribution circuit must be equipped with a fuse or circuit breaker and ground-fault (earth-fault) protection. WARNING! Socket outlets or external power switches used to supply the winch with power must be located near the winch and easily accessible so that the winch can easily be disconnected from power.
Data link A DMX 512 data link is required in order to control the winch via DMX. The Winch 10 cable has 5- pin XLR connectors for DMX data input and output. The pin-out on all connectors is pin 1 = shield, pin 2 = (-), and pin 3 = (+).
Lifting cable connection plug The Winch 10 cable requires a power and data input through a Neutrik speakON NL4FX cable connector. The cable for connecting the speakON plug on the winch for the lifting cable power and data, must meet the requireme The lifting cable has four conductors;...
Set up WARNING! Rea 3 before installing, powering, operating, or servicing the product. WARNING! Before running the winch, it is important to put a counterbalance on the lifting cable. WARNING! Make sure to terminate the wire tails on the lifting cable before connecting a power source to the speakON input.
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Connections The winch has 4 plugs on the front. At the top there are two DMX connectors, one for DMX in and one for daisy chaining the DMX signal to other devices. In the same manner there is a POWER in, and a POWER out that can be used for daisy changing multiple products.
Emergency Stop There is no dedicated emergency stop for this winch. The winch is controlled from a lightning desk, where it should always be set up with a button that sets the speed of the winch in operation to 0%. Normally lighting desks gnals to 0% and this will also cause the winch to stop.
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MODE Function Description Note Neutral Mode The motor is not powered, and the winch does not move. Positioning The winch resets automatically and thereby also set the soft AUTO reset TOP limit automatically. The winch runs up until the snap hook reaches the motor- house and stops.
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The DMX address is configured using the three DMX ADDRESS selectors on the winch. The selected DMX address states from which channels, on the lighting desk, the winch is controlled. The DMX address can be selected from 1 505. The Winch 10 cable uses 7 DMX channels. channel...
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limit adjusting this channel, to change how low the winch may run in proportion to the soft BOTTOM limit. So the bottom travelling height for the winch is changed. 0% declares the maximal bottom travelling height, which means it, runs all the way down to the soft BOTTOM limit.
Manual reset When the winch is ready, the first thing to do is to reset it. This is done manually in MODE 2 on DMX channel 6. Reset example: The DMX channel 6 is set to 30% the winch starts to roll up the lifting cable. When the snap hook approaches the motor house, reduce the speed by reducing the DMX channel 6 input.
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Re-calibrating overload WARNING! Re-calibrating the overload affects safety mechanisms of the winch. Violation of the maximum overload can cause a dangerous situation with risk of serious injury or death. The winch is set to enter overload mode if the winch is loaded with more than the nominal load. The overload is a safety feature to ensure that the winch cannot lift more than what is safe.
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Controlling the soft TOP and BOTTOM limits The soft TOP limit needs to be reset automatically or manually, before the winch is able to use for positioning run. To get the most precise run, fit for your own needs, it is possible to regulate the soft TOP and BOTTOM limits.
Parts Only parts ordered at or approved by Wahlberg should be used in the winch to ensure product function and stability. Contact Wahlberg to inquire about spare parts.
Maintenance plan The results of all the regular inspections are to be documented and kept available at the company. The written result of the last inspection must be kept available at the site of operation, e.g. by an inspection sticker on the winch showing the date of the inspection, the basis of the inspection and the name of the inspector.
Wahlberg Motion Design for details. Life of the lifting cable It is Wahlberg policy to apply the strictest possible calibration procedures and use the best quality materials available to ensure optimum performance and the longest possible component lifetimes. However, lifting cables are subject to wear and tear over the life of the product, resulting in special attention to the state of the lifting cable.
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Lifting cable defect If the lifting cable in any way gets damaged, stuck, or have problems winding on and off, the lifting cable and lifting cable roll-up needs to be inspected. This can be done the following way: 1. Disconnect the power and the lifting cable power. 2.
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12. When the cable is rolled off all the way, set the speed (DMX start address) to zero (000) and disconnect the power. 13. Check the entire cable for damages. If the cable is okay it must be rolled on again. ATTENTION! If the cable is damaged, it has to be replaced.
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Lifting cable discard criteria When the lifting cable is exposed the following guidelines can be used to control whether the lifting cable must be discarded. The following serves as guidelines and if any of the discard criteria are reached, the winch must immediately be taken out of service, and the lifting cable replaced, before using the winch again.
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If the lifting cable has any damaged, the winch must not be used before the lifting cable has been Parts e 25). This can be done following the instructions below, or by Wahlberg Motion Design. Please contact Wahlberg for information regarding approved spare parts and questions for the procedure. Procedure for changing the lifting cable: 1.
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8. Remove the two bolts and nuts holding the mounting plate and the Power supply plate together. 9. Carefully lift off the Power supply plate and tilt it. Ensure that none of the wires and plugs are damaged during this operation. 10.
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13. Put the new cable through the . Then through the angled hole in the cable drum. ATTENTION! Use only original Wahlberg spare parts. 14. Solder the wires in the cable on to the print in the same order as they were before.
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20. Mount the Power supply plate again, with the two hexagonal spacers and the four hexagonal socket screws. 21. Tighten the bolts and nuts for the mounting bracket. Check that you use the right bolts by ensuring that the bolt goes through the nut and self-locks. 22.
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24. Push the PVC tube back into position. 25. Hereafter the lifting cable must be rolled on See the section below: Applying lifting cable. 26. After applying the lifting cable, the lifting cable must be greased using silicone grease 27. Mount the two middle plates again using the six 3mm hexagonal socket screws, on each of the middle plates on the winch.
Applying wire WARNING! Be careful not to touch the power supply inside the winch, as it is exposed. This can cause an electric shock and damage the winch. WARNING! Be careful not to get fingers, hair, clothes etc. caught in the wire-wheel as it turns. This can damage you and the winch.
Power defect If the winch does not react when the power is connected check the following: Check that the power plug is properly connected, both to the POWER IN plug on the winch and to the main power plug. Check that the fuse is tightly screwed on in the fuse cap, also if it has just been changed. Check that the fuse is intact.
Winch 10 Cable - Cheat Sheet MODE Functions DMX ch. Function Neutral function motor stops Position rough (Hi of a 16-bit DMX channel) Neutral function motor stops Position fine (Lo of a 16-bit DMX channel) Positioning with auto TOP reset (16-bit)