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Copyright ©2015 Traffic Logix® Corp. SafePace® 650: Installation Manual V. 1.5
Solar Power
The SafePace® 650 Solar Power radar sign model comes standard with an 85 Watt solar panel and
mounting, three 4 Cell Lithium Ion batteries, and a solar charger. The solar panel is quick to install and
should suffice in most installations.
Figure 29, solar panel
Mounting the Solar Panel
The solar panel should be mounted at the highest point on the pole, optimally 10-12
Feet high. Mount the panel using the supplied solar panel bracket (see Figure 30 below) and please
follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer which are supplied in the bracket’s packaging.
Figure 30, solar panel mounting bracket
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), if you are in the
northern hemisphere and towards due Solar North (not magnetic North) if you are in the southern
hemisphere.
Regardless of whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere, Solar North/South is the
position of the sun in the sky at exactly the midpoint between sunrise and sunset.
The solar panel should be angled 15 degrees above the latitude of the installation site which you can
readily ascertain from mapping software or for free from mapping and travel direction websites on the
internet.
For example, if the latitude of the installation site is 45 degrees
then the solar panel should be installed at an angle of 60
degrees, as shown in Figure 31.
Figure 31
