Re: apologies to the group, and an electrical question

On 2008-06-18 rogertra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 said:
   >>>In all the local venues, as I wrote before, a qualified
   >>>electrician who is NOT a member of the house or road crew makes
   >>>all connections, even if camlock.
   >> Who all benefit$ from that one, and how did they pull it off?
   >> Who has to pay the electrician?
   >The promoter, it goes onto his bill.
   >>>This keeps the venues safe from any liability issues.
Usually as I recall it from my live sound days.

   >> 1. If the house has good power and hooks things up the way
   >> the system's representative (the touring dude "in charge of"
   >> the distro) tells them to, why should they be responsible if
   >> something goes wrong? If the house stuff is right then the
   >> problem would necessarily be with the touring group, so...?
HEy, I know how my distro is set up, but I"m an audio guy.
I'll provide the electrician the info and hardware he/she needs to get me
tied in, then doublecheck voltages, etc. myself at my end
before turning on my juice.
YEt things are safe this way.

since I might have to work with our remote audio truck with
places where they don't have the camlocks, etc. My contract
for services requires an electrician be on site for
connection/disconnection, paid for by the client.
KEeps me safe, keeps the facility safe.

   >> 2. Why is it considered to be so much better that an individual
   >> electrician or electric company be held responsible for any
   >> problems like that than the venue which is supplying the power,
   >> that it is enforced by law (if it is a law)?
   >Not my problem mate, it's house rules.  Suck it up and get on with.

That's it in a nutshell.  IF it isn't required by law imho
it should be.  Even with camlock or other connections making
it easier, the locally licensed electrician can deal with
local code issues, etc.

I'm there to make a recording or feed the audio for
broadcast, I may not know local codes, or things may not be
done the way I expect.  The locally licensed personnel keep
us all out of trouble.




Richard webb,
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