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
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
Could you possible have them on the ground solving all problems including both time and $$$?
I would be flying them from the ceiling truss, and im pretty confident that can hold a LOT more than 50 lbs and probably a lot more than 250 lbs as well.
Anything that is hung needs to be inspected at least once a year...
Sharyn
People tend to get very cautious and that is a good thing, but I do wonder how many times they have walked under a building lighting fixture and never thought to worry if it was simply being held in by some sheet rock screws.
Sharyn
I understand your point but the best place to get training and education on rigging is probably not in an online forum. Responses and input can come from anyone including those with relatively or totally unknown backgrounds and many people asking for help, some of whom may only come here to get an answer to a specific question, might have difficulty understanding the qualifications of the responders and the validity of the responses. I see it all the time on forums, multiple questionable if not erroneous responses given by people of unknown qualifications responding based on limited information that can be difficult for some to differntiate from the well informed and well formed responses.I think we make a mistake when we attack someone who is attempting to make some decisions and decide on the best course of action. I have seen this this time and again, and the result instead of educating the person simply makes them ignore us
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