
Assembling the Solar Radiation Shield to Attach to the Top of a Post
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Attaching Cover Plate to Solar Radiation Shield
1. Place the cover plate assembly onto the stack of plates, lining up the threaded rod
ends with the threaded holes in the bottom of the support plate.
2. With your finger screw the three #8 x 5” threaded rods with push nuts into the
shield support plate until tight.
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1. Slip the exposed ends of the #8 x 5” threaded rods through the holes in the open
plate and then the closed plate w/mounting brackets.
2. Screw the #8 wing nuts onto the exposed ends of the #8 x 5” threaded rods and
tighten until snug.