1. Place your Ammo Box on its side with opening facing you, latch on your left and hinge on your right.
2. Place TOP OF BOX PATTERN provided on top of box. Mark box for holes to be drilled. Indent marks with a sharp pick to make it easier to drill.
3. Using correct bit size drill holes in box. Ammo boxes are made out of heavy gauge metal; therefore, it is best to drill 1/8" holes at the entire indentations and graduate hole in size. Such as 1/8" ¼" to 5/16. Also please ream out the 3/16" motor mounting stud hole with a ¼" bit. After you have drilled holes; knock the burs off inside box with a file making sure all holes are smooth inside of box. If you plan on preparing your box for Solar Panel hook-up, follow instructions in your SOLAR PANEL KIT.
4. If you have purchased a Photocell Module Kit. Follow the instructions for BOTTOM OF BOX PATTERN FOR PHOTOCELL MODULE. For all other kits go to step 5.
5. After you have drilled all holes in your box and filed off all burs, clean the box. If you plan on painting do so at this time. Let dry.
6. Before mounting your box to your barrel, install DCM motor. Remove the 10-32" nuts and #10 washer from your motor. Place the Close-cell sponge gasket over the shaft and studs of motor. Insert the motor through the drilled holes in box. Replace the washer and nuts and tighten nuts, making sure you have tightened then and motor shaft is not in a bind.
7. Place slinger on shaft of motor. Setscrew should line up with flat side of shaft. Tighten Setscrew with a 5/64" Hex L wrench.
8. You are now ready to install the mounting studs in your ammo box. You will note that there is a 5/16" nut on each of the mounting studs. Leave it in place and before inserting the stud in the mounting hole insert a washer on the stud and push it into one of the mounting holes. Reach inside of the box and in the following order; put a gasket, washer and nut on the stud. Follow these instructions for each stud.
9. If you have purchased a Photocell Module Kit. Make sure you have cleaned and covered your Photocell hole with the lamination squares in and out side the box.
10. If you have drilled holes to make your feeder ready for a solar panel hook-up install the binding posts at this time and connect the hook-up wire to the binding posts according to kit instructions.
11. You are now ready to attach the ammo box to your barrel. Position the ammo box with the spinner centered under the feed out shoot. Mark your barrel and drill holes for each of the four mounting brackets. Attach with tapping screws of your choice. Adjust the distance from feed-out shoot by adjusting the nuts on the studs and you may also adjust the spinner. You will be able to adjust the height of each stud by adjusting the positions of the nuts. A distance of ¾" from feed out shoot is adequate. Tighten the nuts securely by using two wrenches.
12. Photocell Kit purchasers use VELCRO MARKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PHOTOCELL MODULES. All other Kits go to next step.
13. To attach the module in the Ammo Box. Clean the area with the alcohol swab, remove the protected cover and attach the module on the left side (latch side) leaving a distance of about ½" from the side and back. MAKE SURE THE CONTROL UNITS ARE FACING THE FRONT OF BOX AND SCREW TERMINAL BOARD IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO MOTOR.
14. Follow the HOOK-UP AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS for hook-up and operation instructions.

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