Wireless Networks, Audio Visual, IWB & ICT suite installs

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

How NOT to mount a Projector





My biggest annoyance in my job is having to correct other peoples/company's mistakes!!! Especially when there is clearly no need for it. I went out to a small primary school to replace a projector and straight away the alarm bells were ringing. I noticed straight away the suspended ceiling was bowed in along 5 tiles. Upon closer inspection I noticed this.....

This mount is sat on a piece of MDF on top of the ceiling tile. If you look at the bottom right hand side of the picture you can clearly see where the ceiling matrix has started to buckle. The only thing preventing the entire mount from falling down was a security wire attached to a girder above the ceiling.......

The picture on the right hand side is how it should be done. Two 40mm x 40mm boxed channel rails secured to girders and then using zebedee's and M6 bolts you secure the mounting plate and work your way down. Its not rocket science. Forty minutes work and its secured correctly and looks a whole lot better then Mr Bodge it and leg It's attempt does!!!

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

New and improved!!!!



Hitachi UST projectors just got a whole lot more compact. The new ED-A220N is about a third smaller in size than its predecessor the ED-A100/101. The mounting system that is supplied with the new model is far superior to its predecessor. More robust and with much more movement. I installed two in an hour an half on my own!!!

Half term works



Nice simple de install/reinstall here. A small Primary needed to move a full classroom IWB setup due to the existing classroom being knocked down and extended. Apart from a new 10m cable kit all the equipment was reused.