MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONThe mechanical installation includes installing the posts and mounting the scoreboard and the optional top sponsor panel (if purchased) to the posts. Post Installation The scoreboard mounts on two posts. Typically installers will use steel pipes or I-beams. In order to reduce the glare from the sun on the front of the scoreboard, position the posts so that the front of the scoreboard is angled away from the afternoon sun, if possible. The mounting hardware will accommodate posts up to 4.5 inches outer diameter. Sink the posts in reinforced concrete footings. Figure 1 shows the spacing of the posts for a 6850 scoreboard. The specifications for the posts and concrete footings are dependent upon the expected local wind and soil conditions, the height of the scoreboard from the ground, and the local building codes. Electro-Mech Scoreboard Company assumes no responsibility for the installation of scoreboards by others.
Figure 2 shows the spacing of the posts for a 6850 scoreboard with an optional side sponsor panel. The sponsor panel is built into the scoreboard cabinet.
Figure 3 shows the spacing of the posts for a 6850 with an optional top sponsor panel. This panel is a separate unit that mounts on the same posts as the scoreboard.
The scoreboard is attached to the posts at four points. Figure 4 shows the location of the mounting points on the rear of the scoreboard.
Four sets of mounting hardware are provided to attach the scoreboard at these points. Additional hardware sets are provided to attach the optional top sponsor panels, if ordered. A single set of mounting hardware for the scoreboard consists of a steel angle bracket, two threaded rods, two washers, and two nuts. A single set of mounting hardware for an optional top sponsor panel consists of a steel angle bracket, two threaded rods, four washers, and four nuts. Figure 5 shows an overhead cross section view and a side cross section view of the scoreboard attached to a post at a mounting point. A steel bar is riveted inside the scoreboard’s aluminum extrusion frame. The bar has two tapped holes. The threaded rods screw into these tapped holes. The washers and nuts are used to clamp the steel angle bracket against the steel post and hold the scoreboard in place.
The following steps describe how to mount the scoreboard on the posts: 16. Place the scoreboard cabinet against the posts on the ground. Make sure the mounting points are aligned with the posts. 17. Screw the threaded rods into the tapped holes in the scoreboard. 18. Place a steel angle bracket over the threaded rods at mounting point #1. 19. Place a washer over each threaded rod. 20. Screw the nuts onto the threaded rods so that the bracket is loosely held in place. 21. Repeat steps 3 - 6 at the other mounting points. 22. Raise the scoreboard into place and tighten the nuts to clamp the scoreboard in place on the posts. Note: Be sure to leave enough space on the posts above the scoreboard for the optional top sponsor panel, if purchased. Mounting The Optional Top Sponsor Panel Additional hardware sets are provided to attach the optional top sponsor panels, if purchased. The following steps describe how to mount the top sponsor panel on the posts:
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