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incova
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:02 am Post subject: Mounting AmPro 4600 help/advice needed |
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Hi all, I have had enough of this monster on my floor so I am going to finally ceiling mount it, I have been reading all the stuff on mounting projectors accross all the sites still a little worried though! I am going the unistrut way cheaper and I have no access to the mounting system anyway that originally came with it. The major problem I am having is how do I connect the projector to its strut I can see how one strut connects to another but with the ampro how do you connect the pj to the strut? There are screw holes under the ampro but I am not sure what size bolts/screws/rods should go in there and how much disance it would add to the drop from the ceiling. Any advice? 
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Curt probably has a factory mount for it for a decent price. The bolt pattern really doesn't lend it's self to a unistrut mount. Not saying it couldn't be done but it would be ugly. So unless you're handy with a metal shop-saw and welding machine, I'd start looking for a factory mount.
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incova
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:36 pm Post subject: thanks |
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I would really prefer the unistrut though, I know you do not like that option as you prefer the projector mounts but the strut gives me the ability to move the pj where I want it to be. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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incova
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject: Holes under ampro for rods/screws, |
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This was Curts answer for me for future reference for anyone wanting to mount one of these and not knowing how!
You pretty much have it, the threaded inserts inside the case are part of the chassis, any redi-rod, bolts or whatever simply thread into those and the mount/Unistrut bolts to those.
Cheers!
Thanks again Curt.
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| incova wrote: | | Mounting AmPro 4600 help/advice needed |
Be as quiet as you can so you don't spook it and wear a kilt as the sound of a zipper may make 'er bolt!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: hey please |
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I am going to be under this thing so I am going to make damn sure its stable!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: hey please |
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| incova wrote: | | I am going to be under this thing so I am going to make damn sure its stable! |
Stable gal's don't always make for the most fun
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject: yup |
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but unstable girls just might kill you.........
much like this issue!
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: yup |
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| incova wrote: | but unstable girls just might kill you.........
much like this issue! |
No they more leave your head reeling and you wondering what went wrong. Like getting a 170lb projector to the top of the head
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: yup |
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| AnalogRocks wrote: | | incova wrote: | but unstable girls just might kill you.........
much like this issue! |
No they more leave your head reeling and you wondering what went wrong. Like getting a 170lb projector to the top of the head |
The same can be said for a 170lb girl on top of your head.
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Has anyone told INCOVA what size bolts to use. You know thread size and count?
Are Ampros like the Marquees 3/8" 16 tpi?
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:23 pm Post subject: nope |
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No sir, no one has told me bolt sizes etc they are waiting for me to put it up then watch it fall as I discover that I used the wrong size bolts to attatch the pj to the strut!
That Magna Lift™ Electric Ceiling Mount looks brilliant.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: nope |
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| incova wrote: | No sir, no one has told me bolt sizes etc they are waiting for me to put it up then watch it fall as I discover that I used the wrong size bolts to attatch the pj to the strut!
That Magna Lift™ Electric Ceiling Mount looks brilliant. |
Well when else would we point and laugh?
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject: with friends like you |
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I am going to check a few sizes out to see what fits, then I will post my plans so people can tell me where I might be going wrong.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: with friends like you |
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| incova wrote: | | I am going to check a few sizes out to see what fits, then I will post my plans so people can tell me where I might be going wrong. |
I wish I knew what size they were, but I have never seen one. I would be willing to bet that they are English thread and not Metric though.
I'm guessing but 3/8 16 tpi is where I'd start. TPI= Threards Per Inch
Best of luck 
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The service manual calls for 5/16 x 18 x 1" bolts to attach ceiling mount to projector.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: SWEET |
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Thank you sir Scott of the Ampro! 
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incova
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:51 pm Post subject: eeesh |
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I have read that manual about 8 times as well...................
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