{"id":4590,"date":"2016-08-29T13:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T13:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2017-01-26T20:24:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T20:24:58","slug":"mtn-box-potw-closer-look-prgs-speedstar-chain-hoists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/29\/mtn-box-potw-closer-look-prgs-speedstar-chain-hoists\/","title":{"rendered":"The MTN BOX\u00ae POTW \u2013 A Closer Look at PRG\u2019s Speedstar Chain Hoists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently featured <strong>PRG\u2019s Speedstar Chain Hoists<\/strong> as our MTN BOX\u00ae Pack of the Week. These may look like your ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/rigging\/electrichoists.php\">CM Lodestars<\/a>, but they are loaded with variable speed capabilities that make them leaders in the industry in speed and positional accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtnbox.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4591 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16.jpg\" alt=\"packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/packoftheweek-edit_5-31-16-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YT Lechner<\/strong>, General Manager for PRG Scenic Technologies, had this to say about the PRG Speedstars:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPRG\u2019s Speedstar Variable Speed Chain Hoist is a collaborative effort between PRG and CM to provide 1\/2T and 1T variable speed hoists with speeds of 110fpm and 55fpm respectively. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With soft starts and stops, speeds approaching almost 2 feet per second and incredible position accuracy, these motors are perfectly suited to any live event that requires reliable and fast variable speed chain motors.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/prg-speedstar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4592 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/prg-speedstar.png\" alt=\"prg-speedstar\" width=\"521\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/prg-speedstar.png 521w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/prg-speedstar-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Here are some of the Speedstar\u2019s features:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully programmable accel\/decal for soft starts and stops<\/li>\n<li>Variable Speed \u2013 \u00bd Ton \u2013 0 \u2013 22 in\/sec, 1 Ton \u2013 0 \u2013 11 in\/sec<\/li>\n<li>Dual encoders<\/li>\n<li>Load monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Dual electro-mechanical brakes<\/li>\n<li>Partial BGV-D8+ and BGV-C1 compliance<\/li>\n<li>Servo positioning<\/li>\n<li>Programmable speed control<\/li>\n<li>60 dB operational noise<\/li>\n<li>Precision, heat treated machined gears<\/li>\n<li>PVC black coated internal chain guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The MTN BOX\u00ae can protect any piece of equipment, and is ideal when you have valuable items like PRG\u2019s Speedstars that must be handled with care during transport. Make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MTNBOX\/\">follow the MTN BOX on Facebook<\/a> to check out all of our Packs of the Week. If you have any product that you would like featured as a Pack of the Week, send us a note at <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x69;&#x6e;&#x66;&#x6f;&#x40;&#x6d;&#x6f;&#117;&#110;&#116;&#97;&#105;&#110;productions.c&#x6f;&#x6d;\">&#105;&#x6e;&#102;&#x6f;&#64;&#x6d;o&#x75;n&#x74;a&#x69;n&#x70;r&#111;&#x64;&#117;&#x63;&#116;&#x69;o&#x6e;s&#x2e;c&#x6f;m<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The%20MTN%20BOX%C2%AE%20POTW%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Closer%20Look%20at%20PRG%E2%80%99s%20Speedstar%20Chain%20Hoists\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently featured PRG\u2019s Speedstar Chain Hoists as our MTN BOX\u00ae Pack of the Week. These may look like your ordinary CM Lodestars, but they are loaded with variable speed capabilities that make them leaders in the industry in speed and positional accuracy. 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