SERIES
R200


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

 

THE WELLMADE RETR0-KIT SERIES OF PRODUCT WILL RETROFIT ALL STRIP AND INDUSTRIAL FIXTURES OF ALL USA MANUFACTURERS WHOSE BALLAST HOUSINGS ARE BETWEEN 3.5" AND 9" WIDE.

INSTALLER TO INSURE THAT VOLTAGE OF RETROFIT ASSEMBLY TO BE INSTALLED IS THE SAME VOLTAGE AS THE UNIT TO BE RETROFITTED.

INSTALLER TO INSURE THAT THE WIDTH OF THE EXISTING HOUSING IS LESS THAN THE WIDTH  OF THE MOUNTING SURFACE  OF THE KIT.  IF THE EXISTING HOUSING IS WIDER THAN THE RETROFLECTOR ASSEMBLY, CONTACT  WELLMADE REPRESENTATIVES FOR CLARIFICATION.

TO BEGIN THE RETROFIT PROCEDURE:

TURN OFF POWER TO FIXTURE BEING RETROFITTED.

REMOVE EXISTING LAMPS.

REMOVE EXISTING BALLAST/WIREWAY COVER(S).

CUT BALLAST BLACK & WHITE LEADS WITHIN 6 TO 8 INCHES OF BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS.

REMOVE EXISTING LAMPHOLDERS FROM SOCKET PLATES, LEAVE SOCKET PLATES IN FIXTURE HOUSING, THEY WILL BE NEEDED.

REMOVE BALLAST. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL CODES AND/OR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS. AT THIS POINT, THE SERIES 200 RETROSTRIP ASSEMBLY IS READY TO INSTALL ON THE STRIPPED-DOWN HOUSING.

INSTALL 1/2" X 1/2" ANGLES IN.THE TOP OF CHANNEL APPROXIMATELY 20" FROM EACH END OF THE HOUSING WITH TEC SCREWS.  HANG RETROFITTED ASSEMBLY FROM ANGLES BY "S" HOOKS ON SAFETY CABLES. ATTACH  GROUNDING WIRE TO THE RETRO- KIT TO THE INSIDE OF THE EXISTING CHANNEL USING THE SELF-DRILLING "TEC" SCREWS PROVIDED. CLOSE "S" HOOKS TO PREVENT THE ASSEMBLY FROM COMING LOOSE.

SNAP THE LAMPHOLDER INTO POSITION IN THE HOLE TO WHICH IT WAS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED AT THE FACTORY.

CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY WIRES TO THE BLACK AND WHITE LEADS ON THE RETROFIT ASSEMBLY.BALLAST WITH WIRE NUTS.  CONNECT BLACK WIRE TO BLACK WIRE, AND WHITE WIRE TO THE WHITE WIRE.

NOTE: IN SOME 3 LAMP KITS THE SID ES OF THE  HOUSING  MAY PINCH THE OUTER LAMPHOLDER LEADS WHERE THEY ARE ROUTED INTO THE HOUSING.  WHEN THIS OCCURS, BEND THE EDGE OF THE HOUSING UP AS SHOWN TO PROVIDE A PATH TO  ROUTE THE WIRES INTO THE HOUSING CHANNEL. THE BEND SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN 4" OF THE END.OF THE HOUSING SO THE LENGTH OF THE EXPOSED  WIRE DOES NOT EXCEED  4". THREE LAMP KITS MAY HAVE EXPOSED WIRES, OUTSIDE CHANNEL.  IN THESE SITUATIONS IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL WIRE COVER. CONTACT YOUR WELLMADE REPRESENTATIVE IN THESE SITUATIONS.

TO SECURE THE RETROFIT ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY TO THE EXISTING HOUSING:

ALIGN THE RETROFIT ASSEMBLY EVENLY WITH THE ENDS TO THE EXISTING HOUSING AND CENTERED FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE.

USING THE "TEC" SCREWS PROVIDED, DRIVE.A TEC SCREW THROUGH THE SLOT AT EACH.END (AND THROUGH ONE IN THE CENTER).OF THE EXISTING HOUSING SOCKET PLATES..IF PREFERRED, THIS MOUNTING CAN BE DONE BY MARKING A HOLE LOCATION ON THE.SOCKET PLATE, USING THE SLOT IN THE .RETROFIT ASSEMBLY AS A TEMPLATE, DRILLING A 1/8" DIAMETER HOLE  AT EACH END AND THE CENTER, THEN SECURING THE RETROFIT ASSEMBLY WITH #8 SELF TAPPING SHEET METAL SCREW.

INSTALL ONLY FO32T8 LAMPS IN LAMPHOLDERS.UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. USE OF LAMPS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED ON BALLAST  MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO LAMPS OR BALLAST.

TURN ON POWER.

 

 

 

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