MONORAIL - Tech Lighting

The BasicsNeed help designing your system? Visit our online orderconfigurator at configurator.techlighting.comof MonoRailONE DESIGN YOUR MONORAIL SYSTEMThe first step in designing your MonoRail system is to determine what it is you are trying to light. You’ll need to decide wherethe elements should be installed to put light where you want it. See compatible elements on pp. 28-143. Choose your elementsthen add accessories if desired. We offer a broad range of colorful and decorative accessories and functional optical controls(pp. 368-381).Draw in your MonoRail run. Remember, MonoRail can be shaped by hand to follow architectural details or to create an organicshape. Factory pre-bent shapes are also offered in several configurations. Your MonoRail run must be placed so it runs directlybeneath the junction box with surface transformer or power feed canopy. Determine how many pieces of rail you’ll need (p. 288).Add a pair of end caps to each end of the run for an elegant finishing touch (p. 289).TWO ADD POWER AND HARDWARE TO COMPLETE YOUR SYSTEMAdd up the wattages of the lamps you’ll be using on the system: this will help you select a transformer. A remote transformerwith power feed canopy provides the cleanest look, but the remote transformer must be installed in an accessible, remotelocation. A surface transformer simply mounts to a junction box. The new remodel recessed transformer provides the sameclean look of a remote transformer but doesn’t require access to a remote location. However, it will not work with concreteceilings. Use the information on pp. 386-387 to help you choose the right transformer for your installation; see pp. 292-296 forMonoRail transformer and power feed options. If you are using LED heads or pendants, be sure to choose a transformer that iscompatible with LED fixtures.Determine how far from the ceiling you want the system to drop. Power feed canopies place the rail one or two inches from theceiling; surface transformers drop it from two to five inches, depending on the type of transformer. If this drop is shorter thanyou require, you’ll need to add a power extender (p. 293) to your canopy or surface transformer. The maximum standard dropfor MonoRail is eight feet.Next, add standoffs that match the drop of your power feed to support the system (p. 290). Adjustable standoffs provide aclean, elegant look. Choose rigid standoffs for curvy runs, or runs with multiple glass pendants. You’ll need one standoff forevery three feet of MonoRail. The power feed counts as a support, so begin adding standoffs three feet from the power feed.Note: Power extenders and standoffs are field-cuttable, so it’s easy to achieve a custom drop length.MonoRail Kits To simplify ordering, we offer several convenient MonoRail Kits (pp. 300-301).286