Mounting Onto An Over-Head Cross-Beam Example; Mounting Onto An Over-Head Cage Example - Motorola VC70N0 Product Reference Manual

Important Fixing Information
Any modification to supplied mounting bracket could cause failure of the unit and/or mountings.
CAUTION
Mounting surface must be flat and stiff and it must extend evenly for the entire length of the mounting bracket
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surface.
All four mounting holes must be used.
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All nuts and bolts must be checked periodically and tightened if required.
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When installing the vehicle computer, care must be taken to ensure that the mounting bracket footprint is fully
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supported. Additional plates may be required to achieve this.
Do not mount the vehicle computer with the mounting bracket perpendicular to a wall.
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Mounting onto an Over-Head Cross-Beam Example

The diagram below illustrates a typical installation where the vehicle computer is mounted onto a cross-beam.
Lock Washers
Flat Washers
Flat Washers
Lock Washers
Allen Head Screws
Mounting the VC70 onto an Over-Head Cross-Beam Example
Figure 2-7

Mounting onto an Over-Head Cage Example

The diagrams below illustrates a typical installation where the vehicle computer is mounted on an overhead cage.
A customer supplied mounting plate must be used that can withstand the weight of the vehicle computer under
vibration and shock. The plate must be made of stainless steel or hardened steel with the following dimensions: 3.0
in. (76.0 mm) wide, 8.66 in. (220.0 mm) long and 0.2 in. (5.0 mm) thick. The plate must be secured with hardware
or to the underside of the cage by welding.
Nuts
Installation
Vehicle Cross-Beam
U-mount
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