Hanging Photon 50 V2

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I noticed when I un-boxed my new Photon 50 V2 that it comes with hardware to hang the light from three wires.

This threw me for a loop for a bit because I had only prepared for two. Is it safe to suspend the light from the ceiling using only two wires? I am confident that my ceiling can handle it, mainly concerned that the light itself is architecturally OK with supporting it's own weight in the middle if I hang it from two wires on the ends.

It could be argued that this is what the brackets are doing, but based on the design of the rods that slide into the light, these are distributing the weight across a larger area than the wires would be.

Has anyone had any issue hanging a Photon 50 V2 with only two wires (one on each end)?

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Ryan
 

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Hi Ryan,

You should be able to hang using just 2 wires with no issues. The light is fairly lightweight since it is made out of aluminum.
 

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