Members dedmeet Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 I submit this from a dance event I attended last weekend. The bolts on that 801P stick out about 5 inches from the side of the sub. This is about 20' above the floor where 200-300 people were dancing. I did not go anywhere near them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezrover Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Are those ceiling casters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 heres the guys installing it they used to work for "Great White" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Cringe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shrubber Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wowzers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Davis Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Probably not out here in CA where one good earthquake would have them doing loop de loops over the beam. Is that jack chain on the one on the *left*? Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dedmeet Posted January 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 The one on the left looks to be a powered Mackie of some sort flown by eye bolts in the side and aircraft wire slung over the ceiling beam. Scary part is that this is at a really large and popular venue about 45 mins south of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted January 27, 2012 Members Share Posted January 27, 2012 Please tell us that they were at least forged eyebolts . . . I have seen places that used hardware store spec eye bolts and screws. Mark C. EDIT: Upon zooming in, it looks like bright zinc grade 2 hardware on the sub. I like the use of snap links in lieu of shackles, too. On the Mackie, no shackles either, but at least they used thimbles on the wire rope. And if you aren't sure of the right way to install cable clamps, do 'em both ways, randomly. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 heres the guys installing it they used to work for "Great White" And then they moved some beer: And after putting the spilled beer to good use, they got serious about the whole forklift thing: And then things got a little out of hand: http://www.voshy.com/videos/view.php?id=forklift-accident_6gqt5 not to be outdone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 It appears the speaker on the left is a Mackie C300, if so, the rigging points are not there the eye bolts have been installed. That's a law suit just waiting to be filed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 heres the guys installing it they used to work for "Great White" Its hard to tell but the cartons on the left are your favorite speakers your about ready to purchase. When the fork lift falls on them they will be sold to you in a "scratch and dent" sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trevcda Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 At least the speaker fly cables are wrapped around something. I'm wondering how that lighting fixture is clamped to that I-beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yanktar Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 And I thought the most dangerous speaker was Gingrich..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldschooler Posted January 28, 2012 Members Share Posted January 28, 2012 It appears the speaker on the left is a Mackie C300, if so, the rigging points are not there the eye bolts have been installed. That's a law suit just waiting to be filed. It looks more like a Mackie S500. Wooden box but still no rigging.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dedmeet Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I am happy to report that my previous entry in the "most dangerous speaker hang" has closed its doors. Remember this little gem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Maybe they can peel the top right off of that box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srp72ee Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sad thing is - I've seen a school and a skating rink in the last month with similar installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dedmeet Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 There is a skating rink here with no less than six SP1Gs hanging from the ceiling by a combination of eyebolts threaded into the cabs and wires through the handles. Local codes enforcement did nothing as, apparently, the codes preventing such were enacted after they were hung. I am so glad FL is not a seismically active area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 WOw. just wow. I used to work for a show here in Vegas that had EV Eliminators hung by hardware-store eyebolts.. The sub was mounted in the center, right above the lead singer's head. It wasn't until it died and we had to get it down that he realized how much trouble he would have been in if it fell (and the eyebolts were nicely bent from hanging for years...) the replacement sub went on the floor, tucked under some stairs, which helped the band hear the low end, coupled the cab to the floor (for better sound/efficiency) and it was a better match to the amp than the original (replaced an EV Force sub rated at 350 watts RMS with a JBL MXR single 18, and moved it to an amp that put out 500 watts RMS at 4 Ohms instead of the amp that was powering the EV which was rated at 600 watts RMS at 8 Ohms, so the sub was just a recipe for disaster... ) I've helped consult at a couple of churches, and always made sure that if they are going to hang anything it is a box that was meant to be hung, and there is a pair of safety cables strapped in somehow... I'd hate to think that anything I hung caused an injury or liability.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 And I thought the most dangerous speaker was Gingrich..... The HCPP is a couple of doors down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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