L-ACOUSTICS KUDO [21/52] Care and maintenance care and maintenance care and maintenance care and maintenance

L-ACOUSTICS KUDO [21/52] Care and maintenance care and maintenance care and maintenance care and maintenance
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8 CARE AND MAINTENANCE
CARE AND MAINTENANCECARE AND MAINTENANCE
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
8.1 Maintenance information
The L-ACOUSTICS
®
KUDO
®
enclosure is a technical product designed for various, intensive indoor and outdoor
sound reinforcement applications. To fulfill such demanding conditions, L-ACOUSTICS
®
has designed the KUDO
®
with
high-grade and reliable components:
Weather-resistant transducers.
Baltic birch plywood cabinet.
Polyester-coated steel grill covered by a non biodegradable “Airnet” fabric.
Oxidation-resistant screws and rigging points.
However, in order to ensure product performance and safety, it is essential to frequently inspect the KUDO
®
cabinet
and its internal components. These checks need to be done on a regular basis depending on the conditions of system
use. The testing procedure consists of three steps as described in section 8.2. If a transducer needs to be repaired or
replaced, apply the corresponding procedure in section 8.3.
8.2 Testing procedure
8.2.1 Check of transducer and enclosure acoustic behavior
Connect a sweep frequency generator to the active input of the LA8 amplified controller. Apply a sweep from 35 Hz to
20 kHz with a maximum voltage of 0.2 volts (-12 dBu, -14 dBV): the sound should remain pure and free of any
unwanted noise. If not, check the mechanical assemblies and, if necessary, contact an L-ACOUSTICS
®
authorized
representative to repair or replace the damaged components (see also section 8.3).
0.2 volts is a maximum value that can generate very high sound levels at given frequencies.
Use ear protection to set the sound level before testing.
Whenever a transducer is reconnected, ALWAYS check its wiring polarity using a phase checking device.
If it is out of phase, invert the cables connected to its electrical sockets. The connecting procedures are
given in section 8.3.
8.2.2 Check of mechanical assembly and rigging parts
Inspect the general aspect of assembly and check that screws are locked tight (on rigging elements, loudspeakers,
diaphragms, grills, rear plate, and top hatch). Check the quality of contact and locking action of the PA-COM
®
sockets.
Also check the integrity of mobile parts (ball locking pins, rotating arms, K-LOUVER
®
) and of rigging elements (no signs
of deformation, fissure, or corrosion). If necessary, contact an L-ACOUSTICS
®
authorized representative to replace the
damaged components.
8.2.3 Check of external aspect
Remove the dust from the front fabric with a vacuum device. If needed, repaint the cabinet.
If paint is applied, protect the mechanical parts.
Do not apply paint to the front grill fabric as it could fill the fabric holes and deteriorate the acoustic
transparency of the material.
IMPORTANT
WARNING
IMPORTANT

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