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Page

 

10

 

2011

 

Copyright

 

Traffic

 

Logix

 

Corp.

                      

SafePace

 

100:

 

Installation

 

Manual

       

Ver.

 

2.0

 

 

5.0

 

Powering

 

the

 

SafePace

 

100

 

The

 

SafePace

 

100

 

is

 

offered

 

in

 

several

 

powering

 

models.

 

Depending

 

on

 

what

 

model

 

you

 

have

 

purchased,

 

powering

 

the

 

sign

 

will

 

vary.

 

5.1

 

AC

 

Power

  

 

WARNING:

 

ELECTRICAL

 

SHOCK

 

HAZARD

 

To

 

avoid

 

serious

 

injury

 

or

 

even

 

death,

 

all

 

electrical

 

wiring

 

should

 

be

 

performed

 

by

 

a

 

qualified

 

and

 

professional

 

electrician

 

in

 

accordance

 

with

 

local

 

electrical

 

codes.

 

Mishandling

 

of

 

electrical

 

wiring

 

may

 

result

 

in

 

damage

 

to

 

the

 

unit

 

and

 

may

 

void

  

product

 

warranty.

 

 

The

 

SafePace

 

100

 

is

 

equipped

 

to

 

accept

 

100

‐

240

 

volts

 

of

 

AC

 

power.

 

For

 

these

 

signs

 

(standard

 

model),

 

the

 

regulated

 

power

 

supply

 

comes

 

already

 

prewired,

 

and

 

your

 

sign

 

is

 

ready

 

to

 

operate

 

once

 

it

 

is

 

mounted

 

and

 

wired

 

to

 

the

 

incoming

 

power

 

supply.

 

The

 

Line

 

(BLACK)

 

and

 

Neutral

 

(WHITE)

 

wires

 

of

 

the

 

incoming

 

power

 

supply

 

should

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

marked

 

terminals.

 

The

 

Ground

 

wire

 

should

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

GREEN/YELLOW

 

terminal

 

(see

 

Figure

 

22

 

below).

  

 

                      

                               

             

 

          
          

Figure

 

21,

 

AC

 

power

 

supply

 

terminal

 

block

 

                 

Figure

 

22,

 

close

‐

up

 

view

   

5.2

 

Battery

 

Power

  

Signs

 

that

 

are

 

powered

 

by

 

a

 

Lithium

 

battery

 

come

 

with

 

either

 

an

 

optional

 

3

 

Cell

 

9.6

 

Ah

 

battery

 

or

 

a

 

4

 

Cell

 

15.6

 

Ah

 

battery.

 

In

 

most

 

instances,

 

the

 

battery

 

will

 

be

 

shipped

 

already

 

installed

 

in

 

the

 

sign.

  

At

 

times,

 

though,

 

due

 

to

 

some

 

shipping

 

restrictions

 

on

 

Lithium

 

batteries,

 

the

 

battery

 

may

 

be

 

shipped

 

separately.

 

Once

 

the

 

battery

 

is

 

received,

 

remove

 

the

 

battery

 

from

 

the

 

shipping

 

packaging.

 

WARNING:

 

the

 

Lithium

 

battery

 

comes

 

with

 

a

 

protective

 

black

 

wrap

 

on

 

the

 

outside

 

of

 

the

 

unit

 

that

 

SHOULD

 

NEVER

 

be

 

removed;

 

doing

 

so

 

will

 

damage

 

the

 

battery

 

and

 

will

 

create

 

Summary of Contents for SafePace 100 3 Cell Battery

Page 1: ...Traffic Logix I 3 Harriet Lane I Spring Valley New York 10977 T 866 915 6449 F 866 995 6449 www trafficlogix com I info trafficlogix com Traffic Logix SafePace 100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...sic Banding Mounting hardware included 5 3 3b Universal Mounting Bracket System Optional 5 4 0 Sign Portability 9 5 0 Powering the SafePace 100 10 5 1 AC Power 10 5 2 Battery Power 10 5 3 Solar Power 12 5 3a Mounting the Solar Panel 12 5 3b Wiring the Solar Panel to the SafePace 100 13 5 4 Real Time Clock Backup Battery Pack for Data Collection 15 5 5 Turning the SafePace 100 On and Off 15 6 0 Tec...

Page 3: ... selection varies with the application in which the SafePace 100 is being used The following guidelines however should generally be adhered to i Choose a position where the line of sight from the radar sign to the vehicle will be uninterrupted Consideration should be given to how the location may develop with time The following types of questions should be considered Will any trees grow directly i...

Page 4: ...lled near the closest lane of traffic although off the actual road The recommended height of the lower edge of the radar speed sign is approximately 7 ft above the surface of the road The display should be turned towards oncoming traffic so that it is clearly visible to approaching drivers Figure 1 symbolic location Figure 2 zone of detection Range of Detection up to 350 ft ...

Page 5: ...pole Tighten with a nut driver until secure See Figures 3 4 below Figures 3 4 standard banding bracket mounted directly to sign with M6 tamper proof screws 3 3b Universal Mounting Bracket System Optional The SafePace 100 comes with an optional Universal Mounting Bracket that allows the sign to be easily mounted to virtually any type of pole or surface in a quick easy and secure manner The SafePace...

Page 6: ...100 Radar Sign using the included hardware Figures 5 6 Use supplied hardware to mount the Sign Bracket to the rear of the SafePace 100 Pole Bracket The Pole Bracket can be secured to any type of standard pole or Telespar type pole by a choice of banding straps lag screws or bolts and nuts Figure 7 Pole Bracket Figure 8 Pole Bracket mounted to circular pole mounted to 2 Telespar pole ...

Page 7: ...ecure the Pole Bracket additional screws and or bolts should also be used see Figure 10 above to further prevent theft and vandalism Installation of Pole Bracket on Telespar Pole Note a 2 inch Telespar pole should be used Use the supplied 2 5 stainless steel security bolts and nuts to secure the Pole Bracket to the 2 Telespar pole Note It is very important that the head of the bolt be placed on th...

Page 8: ...16 Step 1 Position the sign above the bracket Figure 17 Step 2 Slide the sign down the bracket Figure 18 Step 3 Lock the sign in place WARNING To prevent damage to the locking mechanism of the Universal Mounting Bracket System the key must be removed from the lock and the locking mechanism must be set in the unlocked position see picture on right BEFORE sliding the sign ON or OFF of the Pole Brack...

Page 9: ...ivelling YOUR SPEED sign is available to make portability even easier To swivel the YOUR SPEED sign simply remove the two outer tamper proof screws and swivel the sign downward until it completely covers the digits see Figure below Replace the two outer screws to secure the sign for transport Once the sign mounted in the new location reverse the process and your sign will be ready to go in minutes...

Page 10: ...s ready to operate once it is mounted and wired to the incoming power supply The Line BLACK and Neutral WHITE wires of the incoming power supply should be connected to the marked terminals The Ground wire should be connected to the GREEN YELLOW terminal see Figure 22 below Figure 21 AC power supply terminal block Figure 22 close up view 5 2 Battery Power Signs that are powered by a Lithium battery...

Page 11: ...or use The battery should be placed with care into the battery holder inside the sign Before closing the door of the sign ALWAYS make sure that the battery holder is closed and locked into place Failure to do so may result in damage to the battery bracket and enclosure To install the battery in the battery bracket pull on the plunger pin on the upper bracket see Figure 23 below and open the bracke...

Page 12: ... supplied solar panel bracket see Figure 28 above and please follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer which are supplied in the bracket s packaging The two part bracket allows for full adjustment in order to best position the panel towards the sun It is optimal to position your solar panel towards due Solar South not magnetic South Solar South is the position of the sun in sky exactly ...

Page 13: ...SafePace 100 Figure 29 solar panel front view Figure 30 solar panel rear view Figure 31 To prevent damage to the solar charger connect the Solar Panel wires to the Solar Charger Step 1 BEFORE connecting the battery connectors Step2 STEP 1 Connect solar panel wires to the solar charger STEP 2 Connect battery connectors ...

Page 14: ...he solar charger The BLACK wire should be connected to the negative terminal marked Solar Panel and the RED wire should be connected to the positive terminal marked Solar Panel see Figures 37 38 Once the wires are securely connected use the white mounting tabs with the zip ties to secure the wire to the body of the sign Figure 32 wire bundle Figure 33 compression connector Figure 34 Figure 35 wire...

Page 15: ...ure that the two green terminal plugs on either side of the battery pack are plugged in at all times Figure 39 5 5 Turning the SafePace 100 On and Off The SafePace 100 will immediately power on once the power source is connected There is no ON OFF switch supplied with the sign To turn the sign off simply disconnect the battery on the battery models and the connector on the AC and Solar models To p...

Page 16: ...ect at solar noon runs true north south So at solar noon use the shadow cast by a plumb bob string or the vertical edge of a building to determine true south To determine the local time that corresponds to solar noon find the sunrise and sunset times from a current local paper where local and current are both important Most GPS units will also give the times for sunset and sunrise just make sure t...

Page 17: ...eclination to be set If yours does then just set your local declination and you are good to go If not then on each compass reading you must offset the compass needle from the true north mark on the compass by the declination angle For example if you live in Bozeman MT your declination is about 14 degrees east To take a true compass bearing rotate the compass until the needle points 14 degrees east...

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