Mounting & Protecting Moving Heads on Roof

[XtremeEntertainment]

Hey everyone,

I’ve recently bought 6x 250W moving heads and 2x 6W lasers for my setup. I somewhat have an idea of how I’m going to mount them on my roof. I was thinking of welding a frame that 2 2m flat trusses would attach to but I’d love to hear how others have done it.

I’ve seen the enclosures on the market to protect them from the weather, but they’re a bit pricey for what they are in my opinion, and I’ve already blown a fair bit of my budget on the lights themselves.

I decided to go with non-waterproof moving heads because they have better features (faster movements, etc.) but now I need to figure out how to protect them from rain without breaking the bank.

Has anyone here mounted moving heads on their roof? How did you secure them? And if you’ve used non-waterproof fixtures, what did you do to keep them safe from the weather? I’m open to DIY solutions, but if necessary, I’ll bite the bullet and get covers. Just want to explore all options first.

Appreciate any advice!

 

[thewanderingpine]

I think @Jase has a behind the scenes video with some drone footage of his heads and his mounting approach (and the domes he used).
I went with waterproof ones & have a unique/lazy mount point (they are sitting on a brick pillar) - so can’t help too much.

 

[Kent]

What sort of roof do you have (tiled, etc)? I have a couple of MH to play with and possibly use this year. I was considering using the brackets typically used for solar panel mounting rails, the build a platform off those. I've only just plugged one in for a few mins to confirm it powers up, so the mounting plans are still in flux and subject to change.

I also went for waterproof, so won't have anything of value to add there.

<edit>this sort of thing - https://down-my.img.susercontent.com/file/my-11134207-7qul6-ljv8h4x58qoq2a</edit>

 

[XtremeEntertainment]

What sort of roof do you have (tiled, etc)? I have a couple of MH to play with and possibly use this year. I was considering using the brackets typically used for solar panel mounting rails, the build a platform off those. I've only just plugged one in for a few mins to confirm it powers up, so the mounting plans are still in flux and subject to change.

I also went for waterproof, so won't have anything of value to add there.

<edit>this sort of thing - https://down-my.img.susercontent.com/file/my-11134207-7qul6-ljv8h4x58qoq2a</edit>

I have a tiled roof, I had a photo that I was shown which is what I based my inspo off, I’ll attach it here, don’t know whose roof it is but I thought it’s probably better to use an actual truss up there since the trusses are designed to hold MH. I feel like I would have better security within myself knowing they are mounted up securely on a proper truss after spending around 6 thousand on them.