Audio Wiring Guide 32

When it came time to do the wiring, we had a clear idea of how to do it,
an efcient and well-lit work area, and all the materials we needed. Each
worker brought his/her personal tools, and specialized tools were purchased
out of the construction budget.
As we progressed through the job, we had space to store nished
cables ready for check-out, without interfering with our work zones.
We could wire new cables, put them in a pile to be checked, have one
worker check and one worker connectorize all without interfering with
each other.
We consulted with the carpenters and acoustic designer, to make sure
that there were no built-in obstructions which would interfere with the
placement of our wiring in the room. Troughs and tubing (conduit) were
added to the construction details, to permit wire runs from one area to
another.
It was a race in wiring Power Play to see who would nish rst, the carpen-
ters or the wiring crew. The wiring crew won, with two weeks to spare!
And when it came time to lay the wiring in and test it, it all worked . This is
the only time I have ever seen a job check out 100%, and I attribute that
success to our careful planning and execution.
Now that we ve talked a bit about the general concepts of job planning,
lets get down to the specics you ll need to perform the job.
Job survey and information breakdown
You need a lot of different kinds of information to perform a job correctly.
At rst it seems almost overwhelming. How much equipment do you have?
What type is it? What size is it? How much power does it draw? What are its
input and output congurations and impedance? All these questions and
more become vital to you. The easiest way to deal with all this is to organize
it into lists and drawings.
You must have some central place to store the information you gather. I like
to use a three-ring binder for documentation. By using a binder, you can
insert or delete items, make copies, and organize parts and purchase lists.
This will not only help you to do a better job, but will also permit you to
keep accurate track of your installation expenses.
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