Has any attempted or had experience recessing the nit into the ceiling to get closer to the 9’ requirement? My basement ceiling, when finished is 8’6” (flooring to drywall ceiling). The joist run correctly to recess the unit between the joist to gain a few inches but not sure if anyone has tried to do this and if it was successful.
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I think you would be fine recessing the QED. Not sure about EyeXO. I would make the recess as wide as possible (12" wide would certainly be wide enough to mount the unit 8" higher). Then, you will want to mount the QED unit towards the rear of the recess. The further back the better since the cameras point down and forward. I would expect you could do the opposite with an EYE XO since they point down and backward.
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If I have a 12-16” wide recess how deep would I need to make the recess to still allow the unit to read the hitting area? I would need 6” to get the base of the unit to 9’ and more if the camera area needs to be 9’. I could potentially recess it 8” roughly but would 8” deep by “12 wide be enough to allow it to read correctly. (Not familiar with the specs of the unit to know the camera locations/angels). Thanks for your help!!!!
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Yes, a 12" wide slot would let you move the unit up 8". That would easily give the cameras a clear shot at the ball and get you to the minimum ceiling height. The cameras point downward at a pretty steep angle. I might be able to draw something on CAD to illustrate how it would work.
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After having a SkyTrak and then replacing it with a QED, I certainly would not let a little bit of drywall work force me into a SkyTrak. If you can't afford the QED, then that's a different matter. If you don't want to work with drywall (it does kinda suck), a simple plywood box could be built to recess the QED into a rectangular hole cut in the ceiling. Pretty simple project I think.
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Well, in my experience the QED is much more reliable than the SkyTrak. I was never comfortable inviting friends over because Murphy's Law would strike and something would go wrong and we would end up not being able to finish a round. I never really figured out all of the issues (and I tried hard). Maybe I just got a lemon? The QED is built for commercial use and is rock solid. You can still have issues, but it is with the computer or the software, not the monitor in my experience. I wish I would have just skipped the year of SkyTrak frustration and gone with a better unit from the start. I would also recommend a high-end computer spec in a tower rather than a laptop.
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I did a quick CAD sketch of the QED mounted in a simple recessed bracket. The sensor cone dimensions are from Uneekor's Installation Guide. I put the unit 8" into the ceiling in a slot 12" wide. This clears the sensor cone by a decent margin and would be "legal" to mount the QED in a room with a ceiling height of 8ft 4" (Based on the QED Installation Guide specifying a minimum recommended ceiling height of 9 ft.) Personally, I would make the slot wider if possible, but this is kind of a "worst case" look at it
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I recessed my EyeXO into the ceiling. My ceiling joists run front to back, so I had to build out the area to properly support the ceiling. Since the joists were 24" on center I had roughly 41" of opening width-wise after adding the required joist supports. I framed in the joists such that the front to back opening was 16". I took a piece of 1/2" plywood and created a "cover" to reduce the actual opening to be sufficient for the EyeXO to function properly, but to also be as concealed as possible.
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