Kara — Stacked on SB18 De-rig

De-rigging a 3-KARA array from a platform- or ground-stacked SB18 array, including optional angle arm extensions, ending with the SB18 stack ready for disassembly. Reference: LA-KARA-STACK-SB18-DERIG-01. Follow in order — this is a sequential de-rigging procedure, not an independent checklist; steps depend on the ones before them.

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Removing KARA#3 & KARA#2

Place an empty flight-case at the stacking location and remove the cover. Separate KARA#3 from KARA#2: move KARA#2's 4 top link R-BLP back into their top storage holes. Lift and turn KARA#3's arms upward, then place it into the flight-case tray — the tray's inner slopes must incline upward front to rear. Set the angle to 0° on KARA#3 on both sides: remove the rear top angle R-BLP, slide the angle arm to 0°, and secure with an R-BLP in the 0° angle hole. Separate KARA#2 from KARA#1 by repeating the KARA#3/KARA#2 separation method. Lift and turn KARA#2's arms upward, connect it to KARA#3 facing front, then move KARA#2's 4 bottom R-BLP from storage into the bottom yellow link holes. Set angles to 0° on KARA#2 by repeating the KARA#3 angle-setting method.

Removing KARA#1

Separate KARA#1 from the M-BUMP: remove both front R-BLP from the M-BUMP, then depending on configuration remove either both rear R-BLP from the M-BUMP or both T-BLP from the angle arm extensions. Attach KARA#1 to KARA#2 by repeating the KARA#2-to-KARA#3 connection method. Set the KARA#1-3 array for transport on both sides of KARA#1: remove the front top link R-BLP, slide the front arm up, rotate it down, and re-secure with an R-BLP; remove the rear top angle R-BLP, slide the angle arm to its storage position, and secure with an R-BLP; then replace the flight-case cover.

Disconnecting the SB18

(Optional) Return both angle arm extensions to their storage position on the M-BUMP: for each, remove the rear R-BLP, remove the angle arm extension, reinsert the R-BLP into the M-BUMP hole, then place the extension horizontally into its storage location and secure with a T-BLP. Disconnect the 4 connecting points between the M-BUMP and the SB18: on each point, remove the T-BLP from the SB18, close the rotating arm, and lock it by reinserting the T-BLP on the M-BUMP. Remove the M-BUMP from the SB18. Disassemble the SB18 stack per the SB18 Rigging Manual (external document — not covered here).

Source: KARA Modular WST System, Rigging Procedures, v1.1 (L-Acoustics, distributed 2010-10-21), Section 6.4, pp.52-57.