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Cable pick

An overhead support or suspension arrangement used to manage the weight and path of production cables.

Also known as: cable support point

Reviewed

Setup

  • Qualified rigging design controls load, bend radius, connector strain, movement, separation, fire and egress issues, attachment points, safeties, and changes during the event.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Qualified rigging design controls load, bend radius, connector strain, movement, separation, fire and egress issues, attachment points, safeties, and changes during the event.

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