| Step One: Design Your MonoRail System |
| The first step in designing your
MonoRail system is to determine what it is that you are trying to
light. You'll need to decide where the
heads,
pendants, or
functional art should be installed to put light where you want it.
Refer to the Tech Lighting
MonoRail specification sheets for detailed information regarding lamp
types and maximum wattage for each desired
MonoRail lighting element. Choose your
MonoRail elements then add accessories such as a backlight shield,
Gobo holder, barn doors, flight paper or others if desired. Draw in your Tech Lighting MonoRail run. Remember, MonoRail can be shaped by hand to follow architectural details or to create an organic shape. Factory pre-bent shapes are also offered in several configurations. Your MonoRail run must be placed so that it runs directly beneath the junction box with the surface transformer or power feed canopy and intersects the locations of all of the lighting elements. Then determine how many sections of Tech Lighting MonoRail you'll need. Tech Lighting MonoRail is available in chrome, gold or satin nickel finish with eight insert options to accent your project. For complicated runs, draw the layout full scale and use a string placed along the line to measure the exact length needed. Add a pair of MonoRail end caps to each end of a run for an elegant finishing touch. |
| Step Two: Add Power and Hardware to Complete the MonoRail System |
| Add up the wattages of all the lamps you'll be using on the system;
this will help you select the proper transformer. A remote
transformer with a power feed canopy provides the cleanest look, but the
remote transformer must be installed in an accessible, remote location.
A surface transformer simply mounts to a junction box. See the Tech
Lighting
MonoRail specification sheets for detailed information on how to
select the right transformer for your application.
Next, determine how far from the ceiling you want the MonoRail to drop. Power feed canopies place the MonoRail two inches below the ceiling, surface transformers drop it from two to five inches, depending on the type of transformer selected. If this drop is shorter then you require, you'll need to add a power extender to your canopy or surface transformer. The maximum standard drop for MonoRail is eight feet. Finally, add standoffs that match the drop of your power feed to support the system. Adjustable standoffs provide a clean, elegant look. Choose rigid standoffs for curvy runs, or runs with multiple glass pendants. You'll need one standoff for every feet of MonoRail. The power feed counts as a support, so begin adding standoffs three feet from the power canopy. Remember, power extenders and standoffs are field-cuttable, so it's easy to achieve a custom drop length. |
| Step Three: Double Check Your MonoRail Layout |
| The Lightingforum.Com staff is trained in Tech Lighting MonoRail system layout and will be happy to review your layout, parts list or options selected to help ensure that the system will meet your needs. You can also utilize our online Tech Lighting Layout Worksheet to email your potential layout to the Lightingforum.Com reviewers. Of course, the Lightingforum.Com staff is also available by telephone toll-free at 1-888-628-5332 to answer your Tech Lighting MonoRail questions. |