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TC-1000 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0018 v21.01
Installing and Positioning the Radar Speed Sign
Once you have selected your pole, position the bottom of the sign at a height 7 to 10 feet
from the ground. Seven feet is a minimum for most city and county regulations for street signs.
This will produce the most accurate readings from the radar in detecting on-coming vehicles.
The sign and pole should always be placed on the same side of the road as on-coming traffic
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Step 1: Pole Installation
Install the pole per manufacturer instructions.
Step 2: Mounting the Pole* onto the Base
(*4.5” round aluminum, purchased from Radarsign)
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Place pole base on cement pad, aligned with bolts.
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Use level to ensure pole base is level.
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Add washers underneath base to level out if needed.
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Attach pole cap to pole.
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With two people, carefully screw pole into base.
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Using pole grip, continue to tighten pole into base (usually 2-4 full rotations).
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Optional pole grip available from Home Depot for about $25.
Step 3A: Mounting the Radar Speed Sign to a Round Pole
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DO NOT attach the YOUR SPEED faceplate to the radar speed
sign until it is mounted on the pole. It will be much easier to mount
the radar unit without the faceplate attached.
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Mark pole with pencil or tape at the minimum height level for
bottom of sign, usually 7 feet or 7.5 feet above street level. With
two people, attach the radar speed sign to the pole. This should be
done at the 2-4 foot level first, or you may want to set the sign on
top of a 4-foot or 6-foot ladder to help make the bracket mounting
easier.
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Slide the Unistrut pipe clamps into strut slots on the back of the
housing. One person should hold the sign while the second person
slides the brackets into the strut slots on the rear of the sign and
around the pole.
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Loosely tighten clamps around the pole. Slide the housing to the
desired height on the pole.
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Adjust the left/right direction of the sign on the pole, testing against
oncoming vehicles in order to determine the optimum position prior
to tightening the sign to the pole. This will be especially true on
roads that are not relatively flat or straig
ht.
Strut Slots
7 f
t.–
10
ft.
Bell Box
Nuts & Bolts
