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**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:25 am Post subject: Ever caught an XG mid-air?

So I sold an NEC XG 110 locally to a customer that bought an NEC PG Xtra 9 RUnco 933) new. After 4300 hours of good use, it developed an intermittent brightness fluctuation. I suggested the XG upgrade as it would only mean one trip to his house to swap sets. (famous last words!)

So the client helps me take down the Xtra, it's a bit different getting the XG up, as it's heavier, and the customer has a bad back. He gets his son down to assist, and I'm on the one side, his 20 year old is on the other side. I get my side of the projector into the bracket, and I ask if his side is locked in. He wasn't sure, and let go of the projector to check. Well, that was a mistake. the projector isn't on the bracket, and the bolt on my NEC bracket was off, so the projector slid off my stud on the bracket, and I catch the projector as it heads towards the ground. Not quite sure how I did it, but I had one hand on the handle on my side, and the other bear hugged the projector, and both it and myself landed on his couch unscathed.

Luckily it was a relatively low ceiling, and I was standing on a chair.

The weird thing was, I powered the set back up, no cracked tubes, but the blue neck board had died either in transit or due to the fall (not sure why), and I had to run way to the other side of town to get another neck board to get him running.

In the end he noticed a significant difference in the quality of the image, and I left with a check. Smile

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4190 Location: ohio usa

ATTA BOY !

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

Well his RUNCO probably wasnt set up by you, which would go most of the way to that significant difference Wink

And why didnt you have a ladder there? Chairs are for sitting on!!

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:44 am Post subject:

Nice catch Curt!

When I went to buy the Sony 1040's the guy had it ceiling mounted. He said we have to be careful, it's heavy when we take it down. He released it and I grabbed it thinking it was still hooked on the bracket. LOL That's when I realized they only weigh 66lbs. I carried it in my hands and stuck it in the back seat. You however had a heavier load! Good catch!

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 2:16 am Post subject:

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

The main reason for safety at work Curt isnt even related to work mate Wink

the big E · Joined: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 1928 Location: speedwell Tn.

Curt this is a good reason I haven't ceiling mounted my marquee as I am not taking the chance of it possiblely falling

Not sure if I will change that with the dwin I am getting or not but still that is a awesome catch with a heavy beast

I know my 10pg takes at least four people to lift it up for the ceiling mount (200+ pounds is not something you don't want to land on you)

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:19 am Post subject:

the big E · Joined: 20 Apr 2013 Posts: 1928 Location: speedwell Tn.

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Two wrongs don't make a right, but 3 rights make a left.... Laughing

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

Depends how far you want to take it Wink

hansilili · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 302 Location: Köln, Germany

Congrats Curt, good catch and good story. I'l love to see the video on youtube.

I never had mor than 1.5 men to lift the 10PG, one of 1.5 being me. Actually, I do it on my very own now since it is hung on three cheapo hoists. Only my wife must never know, more afraid of her than of my lovely NEC.

hansili

jask · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 10187 Location: kamloops BC

Now you know how the quarterback feels.... nice save!