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General
Q: Are connectrac systems designed for new
construction or remodeling?
Q: What types of flooring work with
connectrac?
Q: Does connectrac comply with the Americans with Disabilities
Act?
Q: Are connectrac systems UL and CSA
certified?
Q: What sort of flexibility in lengths does
connectrac offer?
Q: After it's installed, can I move my connectrac
raceway system?
Installation
Q: Who installs connectrac systems?
Q: How are connectrac systems attached
to a floor?
Q: Can connectrac be installed with
existing carpeting, or does the carpet need
to be installed after connectrac is mounted on the floor?
Q: What does the system look like at the wall? Is some type
of wall transition adapter required?
Q: Can I connect a connectrac I Series to an existing power outlet in our conference room?
Technical
Q: What is the height of the connectrac raceway?
Will it go beneath modular furniture panels?
Q: What is the gauge of wire used for the electrical components of
connectrac systems?
Q: What is the weight-bearing capacity of connectrac
systems?
Q: How many CAT -5 or CAT -6 cables will the connectrac
raceway accommodate?
Q: What type of connections (e.g. LAN, phone, computer video) does the I Series accommodate?
Q: Is it okay to place telecommunications cabling
alongside the power cables in the connectrac raceway?
Q: Why is the connectrac conduit cap exposed?
Can it be covered with carpet?
Q: How many workstations can be supplied by the
connectrac M Series system?
Purchasing
Q: Where can I purchase connectrac?
Q: What is the lead-time for ordering connectrac?
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Q: Are connectrac systems designed for
new construction or remodeling?
A: Both! connectrac systems are designed to be used in new construction,
renovations or modular furniture reconfigurations.
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Q: What types of flooring work with connectrac?
A: connectrac is designed to work with broad loom carpet or carpet tiles.
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Q: Does connectrac comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act?
A: Yes, the slope of our connectrac raceway systems is less than 1:12, as required by the ADA.
Of course, in all installations the outlet box or modular furniture power whip connection box must be located beneath
the work surface--not in the walking path.
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Q: Are connectrac systems UL and CSA
certified?
A: Yes, connectrac systems are both UL and CSA certified.
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Q: What sort of flexibility in lengths does connectrac offer?
A: connectrac systems come in 8 foot and 4 foot lengths. They can be field-cut to any
length and can be joined together end-to-end also.
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Q: After it's installed, can I move my connectrac
raceway system?
A: Yes, connectrac systems are designed to be easily moved and changed as your needs change.
The system components are simply unscrewed from the floor slab after the power and data cables are disconnected
and reinstalled in their new location.
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Installation
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Q: Who installs connectrac systems?
A: As with all electrical systems, the connectrac power conduit must be hard-wired by a
licensed electrician. The rest of the components (base track and ramps, etc.) can be installed by flooring
contractors, furniture installers or electricians. Typically, flooring contractors complete the installation
by gluing the carpet to the raceway ramps, cut the carpet along the raceway cap and install the wall base using
the template to cut the bottom edge of the base to the same profile as the raceway system.
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Q: How are connectrac systems attached to a floor?
A: The connectrac components are anchored to the concrete floor slab with the
supplied Tapcon® concrete anchors.
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Q: Can connectrac be installed with existing carpeting or does the carpet need
to be installed after connectrac is mounted on the floor?
A: Yes, our systems can be installed with existing carpet, provided that the carpet and carpet glue are in
a condition where a portion of the carpet can be cut and lifted up. Here’s the sequence: 1) identify where the
connectrac system will be installed; 2) remove about 2 feet of wall base here; 3) cut the carpet along the
length where the raceway will be installed; 3) lift up the carpet here; 4) anchor the raceway components to the floor slab;
5) run the cables (power/voice/data) into the stud wall cavity through a small opening made in the bottom of the wall to
a junction box or existing outlet; and 6) reinstall the carpet, gluing it to the tops of the connectrac ramp
areas and cutting along the raceway cap. Assuming your carpet can be lifted up, the whole process takes less than 3 hours
with an electrician and a carpet installer.
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Q: What does the system look like at the wall? Is some type of wall transition adapter
required?
A: There is no special wall transition adapter where our connectrac raceway meets the
wall. The wall base (typically rubber, vinyl or carpet) covers the small opening in the lower portion of the wall where the
cables enter the stud wall cavity from our raceway. A template is provided with each connectrac kit to
allow the flooring installers to cut the bottom edge of the wall base to the same profile as our raceway system.
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Q: Can I connect a connectrac I Series to an existing power
outlet in our conference room?
A: Yes, you can! Your electrician should verify that there is sufficient capacity in the circuit that
serves the outlet first. Then the connectrac conduit can be "fished" up the wall and connected to the
bottom of the metal outlet box located inside the wall.
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Technical
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Q: What is the height of the connectrac raceway? Will it go beneath
modular furniture panels?
A: The height of the connectrac conduit is less than ¾ of an inch, well within the adjustability
angle of virtually all modular furniture systems.
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Q: What is the gauge of wire used for the electrical components of connectrac
systems?
A: The gauge of the wires is as follows: I Series (15 amp): 3 – 12 gauge conductors;
M Series (Four 20–amp circuits): 6 – 12 gauge conductors and 2 – 10 gauge conductors; and U Series (Four 20–amp circuits): 6 – 12 gauge conductors and 2 – 10 gauge conductors
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Q: What is the weight-bearing capacity of connectrac
systems?
A: The system was designed and engineered to accommodate a load of 1,000 pounds on a 4-wheel cart.
That’s about the greatest load we could conceive our system encountering in the typical commercial or institutional interior
environment.
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Q: How many CAT -5 or CAT -6 cables will the connectrac raceway
accommodate?
A: The raceway track will accommodate the following number of communication cables:
Empty connectrac system (i.e. no power conduit in track) –
25 CAT-6 cables
30 CAT -5 cables
connectrac system with power conduit –
15 CAT-6 cables
18 CAT -5 cables
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Q: What type of connections (e.g. LAN, phone, computer video) does the I Series accommodate?
A: Our I Series provides 2 15-amp power receptacles and between 2 and
4 voice/data jacks. Because our adapter plate consists of a standard size opening (1.4” x 2.7”), up to 4 - RJ-45
and/or RJ-11 jacks can be accommodated by using an adaptor plate provided by your voice/data jack manufacturer (e.g.
Panduit, Amp, Avaya).
If you need a VGA connector in addition to a LAN and a phone jack, you may have to pull one of the 3 lines up
into and terminate in the furniture.
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Q: Is it okay to place telecommunications cabling alongside the power cables in
the connectrac raceway?
A: Yes, according to the Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Industry Association,
it is acceptable to locate communications cables along with properly shielded power cables (such as the
connectrac power conduit) in the same channel or wireway. This is the standard means of installing such cables
in virtually all modular furniture systems throughout the country.
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Q: Why is the connectrac conduit cap exposed? Can it be covered
with carpet?
A: The cap which runs the length of the connectrac system is designed to be removed for
ease of changing /installing data cables. The connectrac system comes complete with a textured rubber cover
strip in one of ten standard Roppe® base colors which can be installed on top of the linear cap, or you can install a
strip of your own carpet.
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Q: How many workstations can be supplied by the connectrac M Series?
A: Our connectrac M Series systems provides four 20–amp circuits. The number
of workstations which can be served depends on the power requirements at the individual workstations. You should contact
your systems furniture dealer for help determining your specific requirements.
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Purchasing
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Q: Where can I purchase connectrac?
A: You can find connectrac systems the same place you'd find a power pole--your
local contract furniture dealer. If your favorite furniture dealer doesn't sell connectrac yet, have them
contact us.
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Q: What is the lead-time for ordering connectrac?
A: Orders placed by 2:00 p.m. central time are shipped out the same day. Our standard shipping
is FedEx ground, but expedited shipping is available.
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