User's Manual

TM-200 Issue 1.02 November 2005 Page 12 of 64
4.0 I NSTALLATION
This section contains installation recommendations, unpacking, inspection, and
installation instructions for the Technalogix TM-200 Modulator. Carefully read all material
in this section prior to installation. Also read and review operating procedures later in this
section.
Building Recommendations
The quality of the building is of great importance if you are to expect long life and
continued performance from the modulator. The building must be clean, dry,
temperature controlled and secure. The modulator takes up a single 1-U high space on a
19” rack. Don’t forget to allow space in the building for any additional racks to house test
equipment, a workbench area, line regulating transformers, ladders, equipment and
parts storage, first aid kit, emergency generator if used, as well as heating and cooling
devices that may be unique to your installation. A sloping roof will tend to develop leaks
less rapidly. The building should be well roofed with good material. The cooling load will
be lowered with reflective or light colored roofing material.
Heating and Cooling Requirements
The environment’s temperature will contribute greatly to the length of the modulator’s
life. Technalogix recommends that the building’s filtered air intake must have capacity for
all air-flow in the building plus an additional 20%. Keep the intake below the roofline to
avoid intake of solar heated air. Please ensure that the intake and exhaust areas are on
the same side of the building to avoid pressure differentials during windy conditions.
Also, do not position intake near exhaust’s preheated air. If air conditioning is required to
cool the shelter, discuss the situation with a qualified HVAC technician. Under average
conditions, 12,000 BTUs will cool approximately 500 square feet to a comfortable level.