Salamander Designs TST239 Tactile Sound Transducer - Manual (Page 7)

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3/8"-16
Threaded Stud
Flat Washer
Lock Washer
Jam Nut (down)
Jam Nut (up)
3/4"-thick
surface
Drill 7/16" hole
T-Nut
Washers
Jam Nuts
Transducer Wire Lead
3/8"-16 Hex Bolt
Flat Washer
Jam Nut (down)
Lock Washer
Jam Nut (up)
max. 1/4"-thick
mounting
surface
Drill 7/16" hole
Lock Washer
Flat Washer
Jam Nuts
Transducer Wire Lead
mounting
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Installation: Overview
(See diagram in “Installation: Chairs and Couches”).
Requires initial access to the top of the material to insert
the T-Nut, which installs near flush to the surface.
(Drill a 7/16" hole for the T-Nut.) For use with metal or some other high-tensile mounting
surfaces no thicker than 1/4". Requires access to the top
of the mounting surface both to install the bolt and to
tighten it.
Installation Type: T-Nut Installation Type: Hex Bolt
Min. 3-1/4" vertical space
required, including 1/2" clearance
between the Transducer and floor.
Min. 3-1/2" vertical space
required, including 1/2” clearance
between the Transducer and floor.
Laminated I-Beam Joists
Transducer mounts on 1"x 6" hardwood bridge spanning two joists,
using the Unimount Bracket (shown) or the Threaded Stud with T-Nut.
Attach the bridge to the bottom face of the joists using adhesive
and screws.
MOUNTING DETAIL
Using Unimount Bracket
Washers
Screws
Jam Nuts
MOUNTING DETAIL
Using T-Nut
Jam Nuts
T-Nut
Washers
Installation: Laminated I-Beam Floors
Installation Type: Unimount Bracket or T-Nut
Steps for installation using the Unimount Bracket
1. Attach the Unimount Bracket to the mounting surface using
machine screws with flat washers and lock washers.
2. Screw the a Threaded Stud into the threaded insert on the
Unimount Bracket.
3. Spin the two Jam Nuts onto the stud. You will tighten them later.
4. Screw the Transducer onto the Stud until a slight resistance is felt
(approx. 5 or 6 turns). When resistance is felt, stop turning.
• DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE TRANSDUCER!
5. Tighten one Jam Nut against the Unimount Bracket.
6.
Tighten the other Jam Nut against the Transducer’s brass nut
using two 9/16” wrenches as follows: One wrench firmly grasping the
Transducer’s brass nut while the second tightens the Jam Nut
against it.
• NEVER TIGHTEN BY TURNING THE TRANSDUCER – MAKE SURE
TO TIGHTEN THE JAM NUT AGAINST THE TRANSDUCER’S
BRASS NUT.
7. Use solder or wire nuts to connect speaker wire to the Transducer’s
wire leads.
8. Run the speaker wire to your audio system.
9. Connect the Transducer to your audio system (see “Wiring and
Connections” later in this guide).
LAMINATED I-BEAM FLOORS
The Transducer will be mounted to a bridge that spans adjacent floor joists
and is parallel to the floor.
NEVER TIGHTEN
BY TURNING THE
TRANSDUCER.
MAKE SURE TO
TIGHTEN THE JAM
NUT AGAINST THE
TRANSDUCER’S
BRASS NUT.
Steps for installation using the T-Nut Method
1. Drill a 7/16” hole in the mounting surface, being careful not to drill through existing
materials behind your mounting surface. Press the T-nut into the hole on the side
of the mounting surface opposite the Transducer (see diagram).
2. Screw a Threaded Stud completely into the T-Nut.
3. Place the 3/8” flat washer and 3/8” lock washer on the Threaded Stud, then
spin the two Jam Nuts onto the stud (flat washer against the mounting surface, lock
washer between flat washer and jam nut). You will tighten the jam nuts later.
4. Screw the Transducer onto the Stud until slight resistance is felt
(approx. 5 or 6 turns). When resistance is felt, stop turning.
• DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE TRANSDUCER!
5. Tighten one Jam Nut against the lock washer, flat washer, and mounting surface.
6. Follow steps 6 through 9 under “Steps for installation using the Unimount Bracket”
(as shown above).