Flying Mackie SRM-450s

[w3st0n21]

so i need to fly 2 Mackie SRM-450s out of my catwalk for a show (we are running a band, and our current speakers cant handle it). so i need to know the best way to do this at a relativly cheat price. any ideas?

[mstaylor]

A touchy subject here. Rigging advice is generally not given here because we have no idea to your abilities or experience. Also we don't know your local conditions or house rules. For instance in my building we can't hang anything from the catwalk period. All I can say and stay in the board rules is that there are two fly points on top of the speaker. I Googled the speaker to find that out. Check local companies or an AI local for a rigger to give you local advice.

[w3st0n21]

Yea, i wasnt sure if this would be a question allowed to be answered or not. thanks for the advice

[avkid]

Consult the product manual.
Mackie Tech Support - Manuals

[SHARYNF]

Allen products has a rigging kit that you can purchase for the srm450/s it is a THREE point system with two on the top and one on the lower rear for positioning.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES attempt any rigging using the handles.

Pro Audio Gear: Allen Products RK-M10-18X Rigging Kit for SRM450 and C300

Sharyn

[w3st0n21]

Allen products has a rigging kit that you can purchase for the srm450/s it is a THREE point system with two on the top and one on the lower rear for positioning.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES attempt any rigging using the handles.

Pro Audio Gear: Allen Products RK-M10-18X Rigging Kit for SRM450 and C300

Sharyn

wasnt planning on it, i was just curious if there was a way to do what the kit does for not as much $$$

[Chris15]

It concerns me to read cheap and flying together...

Are you willing to compromise the safety of those who will pass below and leave yourself open to legal liability just to save a few bucks?

[Footer]

Fly kits are expensive. Motors are expensive. Rated hardware is expensive. Rated chain is expensive. Wire rope is expensive. Swagging sleeves and swagging tools are expensive.

Lawsuits are more expensive.

[metti]

You should really consider whether or not you NEED to fly these speakers. If the $140 total cost of those fly kits was too much for you, the cost of buying all the necessary rated hardware and hiring someone who actually knows what they are doing to do the hang is going to be waaaay to much for you. I hate to be a negative nelly but I would hate even more for you and/or members of your audience to be dead dannys. If you haven't done this before (and obviously you haven't) now is NOT the time to start. If you guys really need these speakers flown than you should figure out how to pay for a real local rigger to come do it otherwise there is a decent chance you will have to be calling up your real local ambulance and real local lawyers. And trust me, if I got hurt by a falling speaker I would be suing for a hell of a lot more than what it would have cost to actually hang the speaker right to begin with.

[jkowtko]

This is always such a sore spot on these forums -- was there a huge incident in the past due to someone's comments on an on-line forum?

Anyway, the Mackie SRM450 manual states on p.11-Rigging, that M10 eyebolts are the appropriate hardware for use in the rigging mounts on the speaker.

The manual also states that your rigging hardware, and the supporting structure, should be able to handle at least five times the load limit. These speakers weigh 50lb each (the v2's weigh 40lbs) according to the manual. You do the math.

I won't explicitly suggest anything else. But, like anything else you might hang from the ceiling -- chandelier, wall sconce, large mirror, theatrical lighting fixtures, set rigging, etc -- whoever installs it generally will take the responsibility and liability should something go wrong. So if you've never hung a heavy light fixture from the ceiling, you might want to get some help with these speakers. Just be smart about it.

-- John