Installing the Housing
Ceiling Plate
10
Figure 2-6
Dropped Ceiling Installation
4. If required, install a safety cable to anchor the housing to a ceiling grid
support or joist.
5. Insert the ceiling tile (with the ceiling plate attached) into the ceiling.
6. Route the field wiring through the access hole in the housing and through
the access hole in the housing interface board.
7. Adjust the housing wing tab screws so that the distance between the wing
tabs and the housing lip is greater than the thickness of the ceiling tile and
plate. Stagger the wing tabs so that they are at different heights (see
Figure
2-7).
Figure 2-7
Wing Tab Spacing
8. Push the wing tabs flat against the housing and insert the housing into the
ceiling.
9. Turn the wing tab screws clockwise to rotate the tabs out, and then tighten
the tabs against the ceiling to a maximum torque of 0.74–0.92 ft·lb
(1.0–1.25 N·m).
Grid Support
Ceiling Tile