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These are the
EWI Tourcase
tm Model CU series 3 lid combo mixer and amplifier Rack Road Case suitable for standard 19" rack
mount equipment. Currently 6 models are
available: C4UE-R (4 space), C6UE-R (6 space), C8UE-R (8 space), C12U-R (12 space),
C14U-R (14 space), and
C16U-R (16 space).
All CU series cases
have 18.25" racking depth from the front rails to the back rails.
The rack rails, both front and back, are drilled and tapped for #10
x 32 racking screws. A pouch of rack screws is supplied with each case.
The slant mixer
mounting portion of the CU series cases is designed to accommodate
mixers with a maximum rack mount requirement of 10U (17.5") front to
back and a maximum depth of 8 inches. A longer front to back
mixer of up-to 21" (12U) is possible to mount in this case by
extending a portion of the mixer into the covers; however, the mixer
rack rails are 17.5" long. The slant mixer rails are supported
at the back with ratcheting tilting support which allow the mixer to
be positioned at 10 different angles ranging from "flat" or
horizontal to a maximum slanted position of 20 degrees.
As you'll see in the
picture above, there is a shelf dividing the upper mixer portion of
the rack and the lower rack gear portion of the rack. This
shelf is adjustable. In the fully "up" position, this shelf is
about 5 1/2" below the mixer mount rack rails. In the fully
"down" position, this shelf is about 8" below the mixer mount rack
rails. This adjustable feature is to accommodate the varying
depth of different mixers. At the fully "up" position, the
shelf is above the lower rack gear portion, but lowering the shelf
to accommodate a deeper bodied mixer will impact the total rack
height of the lower rack gear portion of the rack.
The CU series is
equipped with 3 lids (covers), which are: front, back, and top. The
lids are secured with are with 8 ea. medium sized recessed butterfly latches, 4 per lid. These cases are
also equipped with 2 ea. recessed padded flip-handles, on each side (4
total). The rivets on the handles are backed with backing
washers to ensure strength and durability. Each lid has four heavy duty ball corners. The inside of the
CU
series lids are fully padded with medium density foam rubber.
The extrusion is all aluminum and double walled. The side
panels are constructed with 3/8 inch hardwood plywood with an black
ABS laminate surface. The case is assembled with good quality
rivets. There are 4 each. heavy duty 4" casters on the bottom, two
of which are locking style. Please note that the C4UE-R & C6UE-R
do not come with casters or caster board.
The cases are shipped
boxed with the casters un-mounted and included inside the case.
Mounting is simple and only requires a 12MM wrench or Crescent
wrench. All the hardware is included to mount the casters and
the mounting holes are pre-drilled with backing tee-nuts already
in-place.
These cases are
manufactured to exacting tolerances with excellent fit and finish.
Either lid will perfectly fit on either side of the case,
right-side up or upside down. In fact, the lid for any one
model of case will fit correctly on
any other case of the same model.
These are well made,
very heavy duty cases.
C16U-R slant top mixer mounting area shown above with the lids removed
and the mixer rack rails adjusted to the maximum slant of 20 degrees.
The C6UE-R shown below does not
come with a caster board or casters.
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