Doc Ref: DG162
Issue Date: January 2017
Issue Number: 2
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Installation Guide
Installation Guide
168 mm
Solar LUA
SAFETY FIRST
INSTALLATION
Ensure that the site is surveyed for buried services and that
Ensure that the site is surveyed for buried services and that
any electrical supply is isolated before commencing work.
any electrical supply is isolated before commencing work.
All materials to be handled using suitable mechanical equip-
All materials to be handled using suitable mechanical equip-
ment or suffi cient manpower for the weight of the item being
ment or suffi cient manpower for the weight of the item being
handled.
handled.
TOOLS & MATERIALS REQUIRED
Tri-head Key.
Tri-head Key.
5mm Allen key.
5mm Allen key.
Electrical Screwdriver.
Electrical Screwdriver.
PACKING LIST
Box 1 - Solar panel
Box 2 - LED LUA
Box 3 - Solar Panel support,LUA Bracket, battery and regulator.
Side Cutters
Side Cutters
13mm spanner
13mm spanner
Ø14mm drill
Ø14mm drill
1
The Solar LUA is
supplied as a kit
designed to fi t onto a
pre-installed 89/168
column. The column
manufacturer should
be consulted to
provide a column and
foundation plan suit-
able for the equip-
ment to be mounted
and environmental
conditions peculiar to
the site.
Weights and dimen-
sions of the solar LUA
equipment are shown
overleaf to help with
calculating the loads.
Slide the LUA through-bracket
over the top of the post and
down to align with the drilled
hole.
Lock this in place with the sup-
plied M8 x 48 socket set screw.
3
Fix the sign to be illuminat-
ed onto the post in its fi nal
position.
Mark and drill a 14mm cable
entry hole in the post 168
mm from the top of the sign
and in line with its centre.
For a double sided instal-
lation repeat on the other
side of the post.
De-bur and surface protect
the bare faces of the drilled
hole.
Assemble the solar panel support by
uncoiling the solar panel output lead
and feeding it through the panel support
bracket as shown.
Place the bracket over the aperture in
the panel back moulding and secure
with the 4 Tri-head screws supplied.
2
Solar panel
output lead
Panel back
moulding
Panel support
bracket
4
6
Fix the Solar LUA sign-light to
the through-bracket following
the instructions supplied with
the LUA.
Pass the LUA supply cable
down the post via the drilled
hole and into the column base
housing
Repeat this step for a double
sided installation.
Take the solar panel assembly
and feed the solar output
lead down the post from the
top so that it emerges in the
column base housing.
Place the solar panel assem-
bly on the top of the post and
align it to point directly South.
Ensure that nothing impedes
the solar panels view of the
sun.
Tighten the grub screws to
lock the solar panels assem-
bly onto the post.
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Doc Ref : IG196
Issue Date: January 2020
Issue Number : 2
