EAW® has announced the release of their Powercube™ amplifier racks.
Designed to maximize the capabilities of EAW’s Line Arrays, each
Powercube amplifier rack includes electrical power distribution, 12
channels of amplifier power with integrated digital signal processing
and 12-channel input and output.
Powercubes
support either three Lab.gruppen® PLM20000Q/SP amplifiers or six
Powersoft® K10 DSP+AESOP amplifiers. Amplifiers are shipped separately
from the respective manufacturers for user installation on delivery.
Powercubes come in 115 volt and 230 volt options, making four options in
total. Electrical power distribution panels are separately configured
for each of the four possible options.
Powercubes are optimized
for use with EAW KF740 line array systems and the largest of the EAW
subwoofer systems, but Powercubes can also power and control KF760 or
KF730 line array systems.
Also, Powercube purchases entitle the
customer to sign up for EAW’s Red Certification® training program. Red
Certification status is awarded after a two-day training seminar led by
EAW’s Technical Training Manager Bernie Broderick and held at the
customer’s offices. Red Certification ensures that all Powercube owners
and their staffs are fully trained on all aspects of using the power and
processing available through the Powercube.
“With Powercubes
and Red Certification, EAW KF740 owners can assure their customers of
absolutely consistent performance night after night, in venue after
venue,” EAW President Jeff Rocha said. “With a network of Red Certified
KF740 rental companies, owners that cross rent and tours that contract
PA vendors in different cities or different countries can get this same
level of consistency anywhere on the planet.”
Powercubes feature
a 24U rack in a shock-absorbing cage to house the power distribution,
amplifiers and input and output panels. Electrical power distribution
panels include standard, three-phase input connectors and circuit
breaker protected outputs configured to support each amplifier
compliment.
The input panels allow for maximum flexibility
without switching the connectors. The input panels provide analog
connections with loop through, AES connections with parallel loop
through and dual Ethernet ports for loop through the amplifier’s digital
network. Selectable ground lifts located on each analog input allow it
to be linked to the next successive input in series, allowing a single
input to drive multiple channels of a multi-amp system.
Likewise,
Powercube output panels feature both Neutrik® NL4 connectors and NL8
connectors that combine amplifier outputs. This allows for Powercube to
drive KF760s, KF740s or KF730s without ever rewiring the amp rack.
All
models feature a Littlite® gooseneck lamp on the back of each rack for
easy patching and configuration in dark areas. They include easily
accessible courtesy power outlets appropriate to their voltage to power
personal electronics or charge wireless devices. Finally, all models
except the Powersoft 230V version include a locking storage drawer.
For more information:
www.eaw.com