©Copyright Task Force Tips, Inc. 2002-2011
LIX-512 July 25, 2011 Rev08
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4.0 SIDE LOADS AT MOUNTING POINTS
WARNING
Before installing the Extend-A-Gun you MUST determine the forces that will
be exerted in the proposed installation by the reaction force of the nozzle.
WHEN D2 IS LARGE AND D3 IS SMALL
THE REACTION FORCES, F1 & F2, ON
THE BRACKETS ARE LARGER.
WHEN D2 IS SMALL AND D3 IS LARGE
THE REACTION FORCES, F1 & F2, ON
THE BRACKETS ARE SMALLER.
ALWAYS MAKE D3 AS LARGE AS POSSIBLE.
D1
F1
F2
D2
D3
15.7"
C Clamp
1) Determine the distance, D1, in inches,
from the center of the monitor elevation joint
to the bottom of the threads in the monitor inlet.
D1 FOR MOST COMMON INSTALLATIONS
Task Force Tips CROSSFIRE
D1 = 1"
Elkhart Stinger Mod. 8297-98 w/ companion fl ange
D1 = 6"
Akron Apollo Mod. 3422 w/ companion fl ange
D1 = 5"
Akron Apollo Mod. 3422 threaded on
D1 = 4"
D1=
inches
2) Locate the value of D1, in the charts on page 5.
Find the desired HEIGHT from the
center of the
upper bracket
to the
center of the stream
in the
HEIGHT column.
3) Locate D2, the distance from the bottom of the latch
casting to the center of the upper mounting bracket,
for the choosen HEIGHT. (inches)
D2=
inches
Crossfi re
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
1
1
18
7
14
2
19
8
13
3
20
8
12
4
21
8
11
5
22
9
10
6
23
9
9
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
2
1
19
8
14
2
20
8
13
3
21
8
12
4
22
9
11
5
23
9
10
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
3
1
20
8
14
2
21
8
13
3
22
9
12
4
23
9
11
5
24
10
10
Apollo Intergral Threads
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
4
1
21
8
14
2
22
9
13
3
23
9
12
4
24
10
11
5
25
10
10
Apollo Flange
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
5
1
22
9
14
2
23
9
13
3
24
10
12
4
25
10
11
Stinger
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
6
1
23
9
14
2
24
10
13
3
25
10
12
4
26
11
11
CHART FOR MODEL
XG-12 ONLY
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
7
1
24
10
14
2
25
10
13
3
26
11
12
4
27
11
11
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
8
1
25
10
14
2
26
11
13
3
27
11
12
4
28
11
11
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
9
1
26
11
14
2
27
11
13
3
28
11
12
D1
D2
HEIGHT
D3 min
D3 max
10
1
27
11
14
2
28
11
13
3
29
12
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