Raceways and Wireways for Channel Letters
Raceways are (usually) 8” tall by 8” deep boxes running the length of a sign, behind the channel letters.
This box contains all of the electrical components powering the sign, so that the raceway can be fastened to the outside of the building, and only one power hole needs to be drilled through the wall. (If the letters are mounted directly to the wall each letter requires two (2) 1” diameter holes be drilled through the wall, and all of the electrical components install behind the wall.)
The best raceways are manufactured of
aluminium, with a structural steel inner frame which is
primed, before the aluminium skins are installed, to keep
it from rusting.
Raceways are usually painted to closely match the wall color.
The best raceways incorporate glass neon electrode connectors, making the sign much more reliable.
A raceway should include a disconnect switch to help you comply with your city's electrical code.
Wireways are 2” deep by 12” tall (usually) aluminium boxes which contain all of the wiring except the transformers (which mount behind the wall.) Wireways are usually incorporated behind backplates and required by the landlord. They are not deep enough to incorporate glass neon electrode housings.
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The use of raceways is usually
dictated by a landlord also, or by a lack of access behind
the wall
where a sign is to be installed.
Both are easier to move at a later date.
Notice the raceways between the letters and the wall in the installation on the right.
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"I almost made a huge mistake by not listening to you and visiting your showroom prior to buying my sign. I thought I knew what I wanted, after listening to so many salespeople...boy, was I wrong. My vision of the sign did not jibe with what it would really turn out to be, even after viewing so many drawings. It was obvious the moment I entered the showroom. If I had stuck to my guns my sign would have been a disaster. I would have wasted a lot of money."Cecil Drake, Drake Communications
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The Laboratory is open (by appointment) to the public, for FREE, adding an LED Video Display Showroom because we realized how important one would be to consumers.
If you are considering purchasing an LED Video Display or Digital LED Message Center sign this exclusive opportunity will be particularly important. You must determine what type of sign, and which LED spacing is best, so that your sign will be successful, considering how you will use it.
Therefore:
- at least nine (9) different Full-color LED Display signs, each with a varied resolution
- a Monochrome LED Message Center sign
- a 4-thousand-shade single-color LED Message Center sign
are always available for you to compare.
We invite you to also observe all other types of signage, viewing them up close as well as from a distance, under varying light conditions (and stay out of the weather while doing so!)
- Channel letter signs, both neon and LED lighted.
- Letterlites™ channel letter signs.
- Twinkling Letterlites™ channel letter signs.
- SpectraLites™ Color-changing channel letter signs.
- Reverse channel letter signs.
- Cloud signs.
- Channel letter signs with backplates.
- Raceways and wireways.
- Cabinet signs, fluorescent, HID, or LED lighted.
- Neon and LED building accent lighting.
- Neon color selection.
- Brighter Signs™ neon.
- SolarBrite™ LED lighting.
- LED color selection.
- Pinlights™ signs.
- Pylon signs.
- Pole signs.
- Masonry Monument signs.
- Wall-wash back-lighting for all types of signs.
- Routed sign faces for all types of signs.
- Digitally printed and cut vinyl decorated sign faces for all types of signs.
- Acrylic-faced signs.
- Lexan®-faced signs.
- Flex-faced cabinet signs.
- Push-thru lettering.
- Pin-mounted letters.
- Acrylic and Lexan color selection.
- Vinyl color selection
- PMS color selection.
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Paint color selection (32,807 colors.)
- Grand Opening Package.
- ...and more.
Will your Sodium Vapor or Metal Halide parking lot lights affect the colors of your sign at night? How visible will your pylon sign’s border neon be during the day? Should you consider PinLights™, LetterLites™, SpectraLites™, or Trembler™ signs? Brighter Signs™ neon or SolarBrite™ LED lighting for channel letter signs? Fluorescent or HID lighting for your monument sign? Do Daylight or Cool White fluorescents make your sign’s colors look best? What are the differences between a flex-faced, a Lexan™, and an acrylic-faced sign cabinet?
How will shadows affect my sign's readability during the day? Should the wall behind my sign be light or dark colored? Would a different type of sign look better on my brick wall? Should I consider a routed sign face with push-through letters?
Don't buy your sign from a drawing, a slick website, or photo-shopped pictures,
when you can actually see and
side-by-side compare Real signs and designs.
Live Showroom Demonstrations of Products that Improve Your Signs
- Sunsational™ Engineering
- NASA's Ceramic Vacuum Microsphere Coating
- Solarguard™ Protective Coatings
- Signlux™ Paint Systems
- Solar Finishes™ Bright Reflective White
- Lumabrite™
- Vandal-Resistant Coatings
- Flexible Sign Face Installation Methods
- Lighting Options
No one else can offer you this unique opportunity. Be sure to take advantage.
Your business will be better because you do.
If you don't visit it could cost you thousands in sales every year.
Can you afford not to?
"I almost made a huge mistake by not listening to you and visiting your showroom prior to buying my sign. I thought I knew what I wanted, after listening to so many salespeople...boy, was I wrong. My vision of the sign did not jibe with what it would really turn out to be, even after viewing so many drawings. It was obvious the moment I entered the showroom. If I had stuck to my guns my sign would have been a disaster. I would have wasted a lot of money."
Cecil Drake, Drake Communications
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