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Mounting a Flat Screen TV in a Metal Building

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tez929rr

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So our 5 year old Samsung started acting up. We bought a Sony replacement; I figured if I could fix the Samsung it could move to the shop. Well, it turned out it took two capacitors and some soldering to fix the Samsung (total cost $3.46). So now I have to figure out how to hang the Samsung (it's a 43 inch) in the shop.

This is a picture of the shop building when it was first built (and empty) I'd like to mount it high on one wall - probably between the girt and the purlin near the middle window in the picture.

Any advice? I figure I can modify a wall mount or celing mount to make it work. Maybe use some angle iron or bar stock between the girt and purlin to hang the mount.

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I would do just like you said. Run 2 pieces of strut vertically between the purlin and the girt. Attach the tv wall mount to the strut.
 
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beam clamps and strut. Look through the B-line catalogue, can pretty much fit any situation with their parts.
 
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Sweet!! It's amazing that you can fix tvs cheaply sometimes. My 27 tv in my bedroom failed a few days ago- but caps won't fix it- I need to replace the drive/video board. I bought the tv second hand from my neighbor that fixes them- that is where it is currently at.
I hope you get many good years more from that tv!!
 
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swing arm wall mount, in one of the corners, on the column:

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It's mounted like this now, with same mount, just to the plywood:

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90% of your electronic AV equipment failures are due to CRAPPY CHINESE capacitors.
Most only have a 2-5 yr life. Why the manufacters continue to use them instead of the high quality Japanese ones is beyound me. Guess they know we'll run out and buy a new TV every 3 or 4 years.
 
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isdavyy4u said:
90% of your electronic AV equipment failures are due to CRAPPY CHINESE capacitors.
Most only have a 2-5 yr life. Why the manufacters continue to use them instead of the high quality Japanese ones is beyound me. Guess they know we'll run out and buy a new TV every 3 or 4 years.
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I hate to admit that I worked on tube electronic equipment as a young Airman in the late 70's
 
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