ok. So now I'm going to
drop some crazy knowledge for ya. (ok, more like a crazy conceptual idea from a madman)
-Set up your
mirror ball motor on the
electric, with the
mirror ball hanging down to the
trim hight you want. You can use
wire rope (safeties) to extend it down.
-Then take a piece of tie
line, and tie a loop around the
wire rope for the
mirror ball, just above the attachment ring on the MB. This should be large enough to not bind as the
wire rope twists, but small enough that it doesn't
drop down to contact the MB itself. (If you are making your own
wire rope sling, run the lower end through a fender washer before terminating that end. This will act as a guard to prevent the tie
line from dropping to low and fouling.)
-Take the tie
line onstage through a small pulley at the end of the
electric.
- when not needed, put tension on the tie
line and pull the MB towards the wings, and with any luck up and out of view.
- when released, the tie
line will allow the MB to hang normally and with any luck and lots of swear words, rotate as Normal.
Might be worth a shot. The higher you can get that pulley, the better it would be.
Ethan