Hot off the presses.
https://www.cmco.com/en-us/resource...macM3IYo9tbJiETvTjSDw9Xn6i5QlZZwtlW5u_q9b8vpI
https://www.cmco.com/en-us/resource...macM3IYo9tbJiETvTjSDw9Xn6i5QlZZwtlW5u_q9b8vpI
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It comes standard with a 20ft chain, they have option for up to 60ft per CM's websiteIt only has a 20ft chain. That's going to be a pretty big limiting factor right now.
as aeh20s said, the chain amount is adjustable, Most CM lodestars ship with 40' of chain but can be ordered pretty much any length.It only has a 20ft chain. That's going to be a pretty big limiting factor right now. I could see it being really useful for a stacking motor though. The riggers can get it in the air and running right away at the start of load in. And then the electricians can kill the power and pack up the distros instead of waiting around for the stacking motor to come down. But I would be really nervous about leaving something battery powered sit in the air all day or longer without knowing for sure that it would still be on and working at the end of the night, or I was sure I could get to it swap the battery. I also wonder how durable it will be. Looks like it has a plastic case and is half the weight of a CM 1 ton.
could you explain why? This is backed by a pretty strong company. Uses CM internals, and has all the same safety features that a CM lodestar has, the only difference is this runs on a DC18v Battery instead of 120v or 3 phase.
I really want to see more specs but what I have seen tells me this has a plastic case which is easy to open, by anyone. It has a "Patent Pending" brake system. Those are just the items I identified in a quick search, most everything out there right now is Milwaukie Fan-boys republishing the press release. I know what a Metal cased chain hoist looks like after a single use in a production environment, I shudder to think what a hoist with a plastic case is going to look like.could you explain why? This is backed by a pretty strong company. Uses CM internals, and has all the same safety features that a CM lodestar has, the only difference is this runs on a DC18v Battery instead of 120v or 3 phase.
I'll admit, at first seeing it I had a similar reaction but as I looked into it there's no real difference between this and what we use except the power. I'm not a huge fan of wireless control but thats the point of this product, no cables.
Understandable, If it helps the Patent Pending Brake system is on CM Lodestars as well. and the wireless control is part of their line already from Milwaukee. That said, I don't think this is a replacement for how we use motors but for an installed show where you're dead hanging a truss after hanging it once, lifting things into or out of a truck, or helping pull a big heavy piece into an angled truck. Theres still room for this to be a useful part of touring broadway and install shows.I really want to see more specs but what I have seen tells me this has a plastic case which is easy to open, by anyone. It has a "Patent Pending" brake system. Those are just the items I identified in a quick search, most everything out there right now is Milwaukie Fan-boys republishing the press release. I know what a Metal cased chain hoist looks like after a single use in a production environment, I shudder to think what a hoist with a plastic case is going to look like.
Like I said, hoist some shingles, 1/2 a unit of plywood pipe into or out of a trench, yeah, maybe.
8fpm?
Relying on electronics rather than electro-mechanical control?
I want to see the specs on the "wireless control", they are not included in any of the literature I've seen so far.
AND I'm old and Curmudgeonly.
I really want to see more specs but what I have seen tells me this has a plastic case which is easy to open, by anyone. It has a "Patent Pending" brake system. Those are just the items I identified in a quick search, most everything out there right now is Milwaukie Fan-boys republishing the press release. I know what a Metal cased chain hoist looks like after a single use in a production environment, I shudder to think what a hoist with a plastic case is going to look like.
Like I said, hoist some shingles, 1/2 a unit of plywood pipe into or out of a trench, yeah, maybe.
8fpm?
Relying on electronics rather than electro-mechanical control?
I want to see the specs on the "wireless control", they are not included in any of the literature I've seen so far.
AND I'm old and Curmudgeonly.
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