Do you mount Lighthouse's with or w/out anchors?

[Bluelight]

I drilled the holes for my lighthouse and used the provided screws long ago and they are screwed into a stud through my wall. I didn't use anchors but am wondering if I should have now cause I read in the manual is suggests using anchors when going into "concrete or drywall."

Usually you would use anchors when going in drywall and NOT into a stud as far as my understanding goes.

Wondering if anyone can give any input on this and if it affects tracking/wobble at all either way. My screws are super tight in the mounts but maybe the anchors cut down on vibration??

[ObiSpud]

I screwed mine into a wooden picture rail close to the ceiling. As long as the mounts are secure and the screws hold firm, that's all which is required.

If you have doubts about them being solid, check the mounts once or twice over the coming days. If all is still firm them you'll be ok.

There is no vibration in the lighthouse strong enough to affect the mount unless they are really loose and insecure. Be sure that the power wire is out of the way and not easily caught or pulled which could damage it. If unsure, use cable tacks to keep it close to the wall or where you have the lighthouses mounted.

[Bluelight]

Originally posted by Slice'N'Dice:

I screwed mine into a wooden picture rail close to the ceiling. As long as the mounts are secure and the screws hold firm, that's all which is required.

If you have doubts about them being solid, check the mounts once or twice over the coming days. If all is still firm them you'll be ok.

There is no vibration in the lighthouse strong enough to affect the mount unless they are really loose and insecure. Be sure that the power wire is out of the way and not easily caught or pulled which could damage it. If unsure, use cable tacks to keep it close to the wall or where you have the lighthouses mounted.

Thanks.. I'm not really concerned much about how secure the brackets are as they dont budge. My concern is that vibrations in the wall might affect it. For instance, I know for a fact that everytime my AC kicks on, my whole VR world shakes a little maybe because of the vibration in the walls. I dunno... I'm not that worried about it just was a little confused why the manual said to use anchors in drywall being that you can usually go into a stud without them.

Thanks.

[ObiSpud]

They probably said that to be safe as some drywalls may not be as solid as others.

[RED-FROG]

One of mine is sitting on a high shelf and the other one is literally hanging on a string that goes around wooden beam. No vibrations, no holes.

But thing is, if you smash the doors or windows in the house, the walls can vibrate and can cause tracking errors.
Drywall anchors do not compensate these vibrations. You'd need thick soft rubber that decouples the base stations from wall vibrations.

When the room AC turns on, it could also be noise in the power line that disturbs the base station from running well. AC usually draws a lot of power when it turns on.
You could also hear that current noise on old radios connected to the same power line.

[Bluelight]

Originally posted by RED-FROG:

One of mine is sitting on a high shelf and the other one is literally hanging on a string that goes around wooden beam. No vibrations, no holes.

But thing is, if you smash the doors or windows in the house, the walls can vibrate and can cause tracking errors.
Drywall anchors do not compensate these vibrations. You'd need thick soft rubber that decouples the base stations from wall vibrations.

When the room AC turns on, it could also be noise in the power line that disturbs the base station from running well. AC usually draws a lot of power when it turns on.
You could also hear that current noise on old radios connected to the same power line.

Yeah it probably is the power now that you mention it as the lights dim slightly when it kicks on too. No fixing that really i guess. Doesn't matter. You guys answered my questions. Thanks very much. :)

[RED-FROG]

You could place a UPS on the AC. That should solve the problem.

Light switches also do give problems to me. I'm not sure if its actually the switch or the change of light in the room that causes problems.

Say, somebody turns the light on, I will loose tracking for a bit.
So perhaps the AC problem is not the AC itself but the flickering lights caused by the AC. Again a UPS should help here.