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Required Installation Equipment
To perform a typical installation you will need to use the following types of
equipment:
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Safety Goggles and Rigger Gloves
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Spirit level, plus 5 metre tape measure
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Drillbits:
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6mm, 5.9mm, 5mm & 4.2mm HSS Drill Bits. 5mm Tap
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8mm masonary drill bits (for drilling into brick, stone, concrete,
etc)
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No 3 Screwdriver bit and extension bar for drill to use on
footplate screws
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Combination Spanners / Sockets
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One set of Combination Spanners, from M6 to M24 in size
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Socket set, 2.5 mm to 20mm - ideally with ratchet drive
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7mm Socket Wrench (with short /stubby arm for use in confined
spaces)
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Torque Wrench, 17mm socket & 4mm allen key bit
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One set of metric Allen Keys
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Screwdrivers:
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One set of Crosshead screwdrivers (either Philips or PoziDrive),
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Stubby Philips screwdriver
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One set of flat bladed screwdrivers, in various sizes
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Terminal screwdriver
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Anti-static wrist strap
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Electric drill (varispeed with hammer/non-hammer action) (either
240V mains-powered or 24V cordless)
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Wire strippers
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Dowel or metal rod to push cable through the track sections
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Electrical or Combination pliers and Electrical side cutters
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Heavy-duty extension lead
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20oz claw or ball-pein hammer
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5mm x150mm pin punch with pointed tip
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Long-nose pliers
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Angle-finder
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Digital multi-meter/clamp meter (must be capable of measuring DC
currents of up to 30A for at least 5 seconds)
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Section of racking or rack clamp to use for clamping track sections
together
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Several sets of curved jaw vise-grips (with suitably padded jaws)