Camera Pendant Mounting Guide

Published Mar 07, 2019 15:58 PM

It is often necessary to suspend a camera from a high open ceiling. This is commonplace in retail, warehouse, industrial sites, hangars, and other locations with high ceilings.

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In this guide we provide details of the components and methods used to install pendant mounts for cameras including:

  • 3 detailed video demonstrating pendant mount installation
  • Pendant Mount Basics
  • Standard Electrical Fittings
  • Manufacturer Pendant Mounts
  • Camera Specific Mounting Systems
  • Pros and Cons and comparison of each method
  • Aesthetic and installation concerns
  • Pricing comparisons

Pendant Mount Basics

Pendant mounts are used when cameras must be ceiling mounted, but ceiling height is too high to provide proper mounting angle. They consist of a mounting based attached to the ceiling, either a solid surface or building steel, with an extended pipe/tube dropped down to the desired mounting height, to which the camera is mounted. Pendants may be constructed using standard electrical fittings or camera-specific parts, which we review later in this report.

This graphic reviews the basic parts of a pendant mount:

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*** **** ******** ** ************ ******** mounts ** *** *****. ***** ****** typically **** *** ~$***+, ******** ** ~$20 *** ******** ********** ********.

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********* ******' ********** *** ************* **** compared ** ***** *******:

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  • *******, ******* ** ********* ****** **** using ******* ********** ********, ***** $** on *******. *******, **** *** ********* less ****** **** ************-******** ******, ***** are ***** $*** ** ****.

***** ***********

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Installation ******

*** ******** ******* *** ****** ********, IPVM *** * ******* ** ********** guides ********* ** ********** ** *******:

Comments (22)
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Undisclosed End User #1
Mar 07, 2019

*** *** ******** ** *** *** to *** **** ** **** ******?  :-)   I **** ******* *** *** *** wearing * ****** ******* *** **** off......

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John Scanlan
Mar 07, 2019
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John Scanlan
Mar 07, 2019
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Undisclosed End User #1
Mar 07, 2019

****, *** *** * ***** :-)  Great ****** ** * ********* * faced ** ** **** **** ***** retail ** *** ***.......

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Undisclosed #2
Mar 07, 2019

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John Scanlan
Mar 07, 2019
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* ***** ***** *** *** **** solution *** ****** / ******* *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Nov 25, 2022

********** ** *** ******* *****, *** CANNOT *** *** *** ********** ********, it ** ******* ******* ****.

***.** **** *** *********. *** ***** not ** **** ***** *** ********* conditions:

(*) *** *** ******* ** ********** or ***** ********* ****** ******* ****** no ****** **** *** ******* ***** size ** *** ******.

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Mar 08, 2019
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** ******** ** ************ ******** ******, there *** * *** ******* *** universal ************ ******* ******.

**** **** ******** ***** *** *** this **-****** ******* *****?

**** *** **** ***** ** ************ *******? *** **** The ****...

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Ethan Ace
Mar 08, 2019
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*’* *** ** ***** ***** ******** electrical ********. 

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Mar 08, 2019
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** ****’* *** ******** ** *** using ****** *-***** ** *********** ******?

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Ethan Ace
Mar 08, 2019
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*** ******* ***** ***'* *****************. *** ******** ** **** ** many ** **** ***** *****. *'* also *** *** *** ***** ****** quite * ***, ******* **'* *******. That's ****** ***** ** *****. *** other **** ****, ** ** ***** for *** ******** *** ******** *** camera, * ***'* **** *** **** objections.

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Mar 08, 2019
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Ethan Ace
Mar 08, 2019
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******* ****** ****** **** ******** ***** conduit ************ ** ******, ***** **** generally **** **** * ******* ******* most ****** **** ****** *** * cable ******* *** ******* *** **** the ******. *** **** **** ****** conduit, ********* */*" ** */*".

******* ** *** **** ******** ** threaded ******. *'* *** **** *** probably *** ********, ********** ****** ******, but ******* ****** *** **** ** be ******** **** *****. * *****'* done ** ********** ***** **** **** by *** *****.

* ***** **'* * ****** *********** **** ** **** **********. ******* or *** **'* ********** ** ** to *** ****(*).

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Undisclosed #3
Mar 09, 2019
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**** ****, ***!

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Nov 26, 2022

***, ** ** **** *****. ***** from **** *********** *** **** ********** anything, *** ****** *** *** ****** enough ** ********* * ******* **** be ********* ** ******* **** **** from **********.

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Corbin Hambrick
Mar 09, 2019

****, *** *** ** **** ********* the ****** ***** ** *** ****** in *** *****???

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Jon Dillabaugh
Mar 09, 2019
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*** ***** * ******* ****** *** Axis *****, ** **** ** *********** the **** ****** ** **** ****, is **** ******** **** ****** **** a ***** ******, ***** **** ** tilting **** ****. *** ***** *** overcome **** ** *** ***** ****?

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Corbin Hambrick
Mar 09, 2019

***. * ******* **** ***.

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David Morgan
Mar 10, 2019

* ******* ********** *** ***** **** Jon. ***** *** **** ****** *** there **** *** * ****** ****** instead ** * **** ***** *****. The ************ ****** *** **** ****** this ** *****. * **** *** Arlington **** ****** ** **** *** a ****** ******. *** **** **** the ******** ***** ** ******* ** slightly ****** ** ******* ** **** pulling *** *** *****. **** *** rated *** ***** ***** ****** ** plenty *** * ****** ************. 

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Dan Clinton
Mar 11, 2019

**** ** * ***** ** *** Clinton *********** ****** ****.

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Dan Clinton
Nov 23, 2022

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Nov 25, 2022

****, ****, ****. **** *** ******* phone.

*** ************ ** ** **** ** ******* ANYTHING! *** *** ******** ***** *** that. *** ****** *** *** *** pendant ******** *** * ** **, totally ******* ****!

***.** **** *** *********. *** ***** not ** **** ***** *** ********* conditions:

(*)For *** ******* ** luminaires or other ********* except conduit bodies no larger than the largest trade size of the tubing.