3 CABLE CLAMP INSTALLATION
Note: Support cables are installed in factory assembled bay and bow combinations.
Install Cable Clamps based on type of installation needed. Cross Bracing Installation consists of attaching 2 x 6 cross bracing between the rafter tails. Header Mount Installation consists of attaching to a solid structural member - header, sill plates or wall stud.
Cross bracing mount
Header mount
CROSS BRACING MOUNT OF CABLE CLAMPS
A.Install 2 x 6 cross braces between the rafter tails, directly above the cable holes in the bay/bow head board.
B.Install the cable clamps directly above the
C.Run the cable up through the bottom of the cable clamp.
Hold the cable up tight above the clamp and drive the two center clamp screws all the way in to lock the cable in place.
Drive in the remaining #12 x
Note: Make sure all 4 screws are driven in at maximum torque. Additional tensioning may be done with the nuts on the opposite end of the cable at the bottom of the bay/ bow unit.
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CROSS BRACING MOUNT - NON ACCESSIBLE CABLE ATTACHMENT
Note: Install the cable clamp and cable prior to installing the bay/bow unit.
A.Install 2 x 6 cross braces between the rafter tails, directly above the cable holes in the bay/bow head board.
B. Remove the cable from the bay/bow unit. |
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Measure the distance from the bottom of |
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the cable clamp to the bottom of the header | A | |
plus 3/8" head clearance (A dimension). | ||
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Measure the height of the unit from the top |
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of the head board to the bottom of the seat | HEAD BOARD | |
board (B dimension). Add "A" to "B" to get | ||
the correct length of cable hanging from the | B | |
bottom of the cable clamp. Insert the cable | ||
end through the round hole of the cable | SEAT BOARD | |
clamp. Ensure the correct length of cable | ||
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is hanging below the bottom of the cable |
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clamp. Tighten the two cable clamp corner |
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screws. Insert one screw into each of the | 1" | |
center holes in the cable clamp, and tighten | ||
to fully clamp the cable in position. |
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