Radarsign TC-800 Installation Manual

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© 2005-2023 Radarsign, LLC
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TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02

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  • Page 1 TC-800 | TC-1100 Solar Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual © 2005-2023 Radarsign, LLC All Rights Reserved 1 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Customer Resource Center pg. 14 Radarsign Warranty pg. 15 Radarsign, LLC reserves the right to change the specifications without notice. Contact our sales department for special applications and configurations. © 2005-2023 Radarsign, LLC 2 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 3: Safety Warnings

    To avoid the possibility of injury due to falling or unstable equipment: Be certain the radar speed sign is mounted to an appropriately rated pole or equivalent mounting surface. • Use appropriately rated mounting hardware. • 3 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 4: Best Practices For Radar Speed Sign Installation

    A radar speed signal cannot “curve” with the road, and will not display speeds with enough time for drivers to see the alert and adjust their speed. 4 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 5 3°- 4° downward to detect vehicles. Doing so will result in a greatly reduced length of time vehicles will be detected, and will display speeds that are LOWER than actual speed (the cosine effect). 5 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 6: Pole And Mounting Options

    Pole Mounting Options Due to the extremes of weather and terrain conditions that might exist, Radarsign does not recommend any specific pole or hardware for installation of our signs. It is the responsibility of the user to install the necessary pole size to provide adequate support for the sign.
  • Page 7: Mounting The Radar Speed Sign To A Round Pole

    Mounting the Radar Speed Sign to a Round Pole The pivot mounting bracket comes standard with the TC-800 & TC-1100 models. The sign housing bracket is built directly into the radar speed sign housing so only the pole side bracket requires installation.
  • Page 8: Mounting The Solar Panel To The Pole

    45° angle and secure to pole. Tighten all nuts on mounting bracket and solar panel. • The solar panel MUST be installed before making the power connections. • 8 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 9: Best Practices For Installation Of Solar Panels

    For mounting on a pole or round surface, Secure the mounting bracket with the solar panel to the pole using banding clamps. Radarsign provides two banding clamps that fit 3½” - 4½” diameter poles. For larger or smaller poles, customer must provide clamps.
  • Page 10: Installing A Large Fixed Solar Panel Bracket

    Slide bracket up the pole to desired position with the solar panel facing • as close to south as possible at a 45° angle and secure to pole. Tighten all nuts on mounting bracket and solar panel. • 10 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 11: Installing An Adjustable Solar Panel Mounting Bracket

    • center of the bracket. Brackets have pre-drilled slots for mounting on 3½” - 4½” diameter poles. Radarsign provides two banding clamps • that will fit 3½” - 4½” diameter poles. If you wish to attach to smaller or larger poles, use the slots provided on the main support bracket mount and use the appropriate size banding clamps.
  • Page 12: Making The Power Connections

    Install the cover plate with the conduit connector to the power • junction box with the screws provided in the hardware kit. Rear view of installed radar speed sign with the batteries and solar conduit connector installed 12 of 15 TC-800 | TC-1100 Radar Speed Sign Installation Manual MN0035 v23.02...
  • Page 13: Installing The Your Speed Faceplate

    Installing the YOUR SPEED Faceplate TC-800 YOUR SPEED Faceplate The TC-800 YOUR SPEED faceplate is a wrap around design. Simply slide the • faceplate over the front of the radar speed sign and align the holes in the faceplate with the holes on the side of the radar speed sign housing (3 each side).
  • Page 14: Radar Speed Sign Settings

    Customer Resource Center for best practices when configuring the Min and Max speed settings) Customer Resource Center Radarsign software downloads, installation manuals, operation manuals, product sheets, spec sheets, and more can be found on our website. Go to: Contact Us (https://www.radarsign.com/contact-us/) >...
  • Page 15: Radarsign Warranty

    Replacement parts are covered by the unexpired warranty of the parts they replace. • Claims made under this warranty will be honored only if Radarsign, LLC is notified of a failure within the warranty • period, reasonable information requested by Radarsign is provided, and Radarsign is allowed to verify the cause of the failure.

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