Installation – Desa SL-5512 User Manual

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INSTALLATION

For easy installation, select an existing light operated
by a wall switch for replacement.
For best performance, mount the fixture about 8 ft. (2.4 m)
above the ground.
CAUTION: Keep the sensor at least 1" (2.5 cm)
away from the lamps.

Place the Mounting Bolt through the front of the

junction box cover. Push the small gasket hole over
the Mounting Screw.

Make sure the wire connectors and wires are inside

the junction box. Align the Mounting Screw with the
center hole in the Mounting Strap. Secure the fixture
to the Mounting Strap.

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Push the Rubber Plug firmly into place.

If not installed on a weatherproof box,

caulk the

wall plate and mounting surface with silicone

Adjust the lamp holders by loosening the lock nuts
but do not rotate the lamp holders more than 180°
from the factory setting.

Keep lamps at least 1" (2.5
cm) from the sensor.

Black to Black

White to White

Gasket

Connect any fixture ground wire(s) and the cover plate
ground screw to the junction box ground wire.

CAUTION: To Avoid Fire Or Burn Hazards:

• Allow fixture to cool before touching. The bulb and the

fixture operate at high temperatures.

• Keep fixture at least 2" (5 cm) from combustible materi-

als. Do not aim at objects closer than 3 feet. (1 m).

• Use only T3, 150W (max.) tungsten halogen 120

VAC lamps.

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Turn power off at the fuse or circuit breaker.

Remove the existing light fixture.

Install mounting strap to junction box using screws
appropriate for your junction box.

The plastic hanger can be used to hold the fixture

while wiring. The small end of the plastic hanger
can be threaded through the hole in the center of
the cover plate. The small end then goes into one
of the slots on the mounting strap.

Thread all fixture wires through the large holes in

the gasket as shown.

Connect the junction box wires to the light fixture

wires as shown. Twist together and secure with
wire connectors.

Rubber Plug

Mounting

Bolt

For eave mount only:

Swing the sensor head towards the clamp screw

joint.

If the sensor pops out of the ball joint, loosen the
clamp screw and push the sensor back into the ball
joint. Tighten the clamp screw when done.

Then rotate the sensor head clockwise 180° so

the controls face down.

Controls

For under eave installation, the sensor head must
be rotated
as shown in the next two steps for proper
operation and to avoid the risk of electrical shock.
Also

for proper under eave operation, remove the

protective backing from the Light Shield and stick on
as shown below.

Controls

Controls

Clamp Screw

Light Shield

Opening

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NOTE: Lamps are included, but you will need to
install them
NOTE: When re-lamping, turn power off and let the
fixture cool.

Open glass covers. To remove the old bulb push the

bulb towards the right (with fixture as shown) until
the left side of the bulb is clear of the left socket.

To install a bulb, push the bulb into the right socket so

the bulb fits completely into the left socket.

Check that the bulb is seated properly.

Close the glass covers.

Push the Rubber Plug
over the mounting screw.

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