Projector Mount Is it ok to put a projector upside down without using a ceiling mount?
In other words, it would just be upside down, resting on a cabinet. Does anyone know of any problems that might occur because of this? Or is it ok to do?
It is a DLP projector
John, was it installed with a ceiling mount? Or just placed on a surface upside down
Projectors are designed to be invert mounted. That said, they should not be placed upside down on anything because that risks interfering with cooling (lamps get very hot and lamp life decreases markedly if cooling is poor).
But here is an inexpensive solution (sorry if this goes on a bit, but I thought more detail was better than less!)
I have a Canon SX-60 which I wanted to inverse mount on a shelf at the back of my home theatre room. The link below shows a picture of the projector attached to the shelf using a custom made plate rather than a projector mount (I refused to spend $800+ for a mount from Canon!).
The job was relatively simple. I cut and shaped a wooden mounting plate from a piece of lumber (I used cedar 1x6) to fit between the feet on the projector, and drilled two sets of holes in this plate. The first set were carefully marked first to match the location of the mounting holes on the bottom of the projector. The second set of three were located to miss the others, but spread the weight of the projector as widely as possible.
The second set of holes allowed me to run long bolts (2.5" / 7 cm) up through the plate and through matching holes drilled in the shelf. These bolts were permanently affixed to the plate with nuts (i.e. between the top of the plate and the underside of the shelf) so the projector (and mounting plate) can be demounted as necessary from the shelf.
The first set of holes were used to instal bolts down through the mounting plate into the pre-existing bolt mounting holes on the bottom of the projector (with suitable washers/spacers). This attached the plate to the projector.
Mounting the projector was then simply a matter of inserting the three long bolts extending through the mounting plate through the shelf, and tightening a nut and washer on each.
A few hints:
- A metal plate might be preferable, but I find it easier to work in wood (although now I have a template I may convert to metal later)
- Putting a couple of coats of Polyurothane on the plate will seal dust.
- using a carboard template for the holes helps prevent unnecessary holes in the wood
- the bolts into the projector must match the thread of the moutning holes
- position the holes in the shelf carefully to ensure the projector ends up centred on the screen
- drill the holes in the shelf slightly oversize to allow for a small amount of adjustment and ease mounting.
- Anticipate needing to access the air filter and plan accordingly (i.e. don't mount the plate to block a bottom access hatch for the filter).
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