I have not installed anything bigger than what would be directly supported by a ceiling box.
I think that they for HUGE ones they often have safety backups, but not sure.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1177057.html
"4,500-pound chandelier damaged in Missouri Capitol mishap"
"Mosby said Friday's mishap appeared to result from the failure of a mechanism connecting the chandelier's cable with one supporting a 4,000-pound counterweight. Mosby said three safety clamps were supposed to support the structure if something broke, but they pulled off."
It was being lowered at the time.
But they report an earlier fall.
"In late 2003, a 600-pound brass chandelier dropped nearly 50 feet in the Senate chamber, smashing an antique mahogany bench in front of the dais. No one was injured in that accident, but it prompted inspections of all the Capitol's chandeliers, with safety cables installed on some." |
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