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plastic locks let it down
In principle this is a great item the metal bars and supports all work well and feel strong. I have mounted 4 LED Par Cans on it and it all feels and looks stable. The big failure here is the plastic locks that hold the poles steady feel weak and certainly the first product i received one of the locks was already broken. However Thomann replaced the lighting stand with no fuss and with their usual high customer support i was more than satisfied with Thomann. There are pins that go through the poles to take the majority of the weight so the role of the plastic locks is just to prevent the poles turning.
Overall i think this item is ok just be careful of the locks and/or replace/reinforce them.
Overall i think this item is ok just be careful of the locks and/or replace/reinforce them.
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Cheap, strong, strange pipe size, needs to be put up in the right order
Tidy and smart looking these stands are quite strong for their really good price, come with a t-bar and go quite high.
I don't like that the sections need to be raised in the correct order otherwise the other sections prevent the pins from being inserted. I don't trust the friction grip enough so have to use the pins. That makes these a right old pain in the back side.
Be warned the pipe size is 25mm external. Nothing else I have fits (most power drive / ultimate stands are 32mm and speaker stands 35mm), so adaptors are needed to support anything other than the supplied t-bars. As a result these only get used on small gigs.
T-bars are drilled 8mm (bolts are supplied) so quite a bit of out kit can't be used. The t-bar box section is quite thin so I'd be reluctant to enlarge the holes...
Okay rating is mainly based on the 25mm pipe. If these had been supplied with a suitable 25mm to 32mm adaptor or simply a 10mm bolt I would have rated them higher.
I don't like that the sections need to be raised in the correct order otherwise the other sections prevent the pins from being inserted. I don't trust the friction grip enough so have to use the pins. That makes these a right old pain in the back side.
Be warned the pipe size is 25mm external. Nothing else I have fits (most power drive / ultimate stands are 32mm and speaker stands 35mm), so adaptors are needed to support anything other than the supplied t-bars. As a result these only get used on small gigs.
T-bars are drilled 8mm (bolts are supplied) so quite a bit of out kit can't be used. The t-bar box section is quite thin so I'd be reluctant to enlarge the holes...
Okay rating is mainly based on the 25mm pipe. If these had been supplied with a suitable 25mm to 32mm adaptor or simply a 10mm bolt I would have rated them higher.
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