Nathan.D
Member
My theater just bought 2x 120v 1/4-ton chain hoists for a good bargain. They work, but the wiring they came with is held together by wire nuts, electrical tape, and prayers. Notably some old 10/3 cable was used to replace the cable that connects the pickle. This was achieved by leaving the ground disconnected.
Big question is this: these things have been running for probably as long as I've been alive on /3 and I'm fixing them as properly as possible so we can raise and lower our dead-hung goods more easily. Cost is prohibitive (<5k for backstage+8 shows, don't ask me how I do it) and it's gonna run me more than double to replace with proper L14 connectors; how high is my risk of death leaving the ground as-is and just using 120v edisons?
Big question is this: these things have been running for probably as long as I've been alive on /3 and I'm fixing them as properly as possible so we can raise and lower our dead-hung goods more easily. Cost is prohibitive (<5k for backstage+8 shows, don't ask me how I do it) and it's gonna run me more than double to replace with proper L14 connectors; how high is my risk of death leaving the ground as-is and just using 120v edisons?