Rigging operators can now identify their
batten numbers more easily from the deck or the
grid, using new writeable batten end caps provided
by J. R. Clancy, Inc.
The bright yellow
plastic end caps cover the ends of standard pipe
battens. The new end caps feature a
writeable surface on which rigging technicians can
record the batten number using a permanent marker.
If additional linesets are added during
production, the operator can simply move the end
caps, adding the new batten's number on its end
cap.
"The batten number has to correspond with the
rope lock and line set at the rail, or with the
line set number on automated controls - or
technicians will find themselves moving the wrong
line set," said Tom Young, J. R. Clancy
Vice-President of Marketing. "Now we've made it
easy to coordinate the batten number and the
controls, which will help theatre staff avoid
incorrect cues - and even accidents -
onstage."
The end caps also include a space to
record set capacity information, so users will
know exactly how much weight each batten can hold
- and when the batten is over capacity. "Far
too many users have no idea what their set
capacities are," said Young. "By making
these new end caps available, we hope to reduce
the number of hazardous situations created by
overloaded battens and out-of-balance
loads."
