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Traffic 
Green Products Traffic Signal Housing
Green Products Traffic Signal Housing
Traffic Signal Housing
Product Overview
McCain’s Traffic Signal Housings, available in eight and twelve inch varieties, provide a durable and low-maintenance housing for standard LED modules as well as McCain incandescent optical assemblies. Manufactured from polycarbonate or aluminum, the housings are compliant with multiple agency standards including the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Caltrans, and most state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). An industry leader in signal manufacturing and supply, McCain offers an extensive range of materials, configurations, and accessories, including backplates, visors, and signal assemblies, to meet your traffic signal requirements.
Benefits
- Modular design promotes flexible configuration options: one to five sections, vertical, horizontal, and doghouse (5-section cluster)
- Fabricated from aluminum or polycarbonate with 10% fiberglass reinforcement (available without fiberglass reinforcement)
- 8” or 12” diameter
- Weathertight doors
- Custom hardware and terminal block location available
Standard Features
- Modular sections, one-piece, injection molded or cast
- 72-tooth serrated boss and reinforcing ribs, top and bottom
- Brass threaded inserts for visor attachment (4)
- Housings have a cast boss for mounting a 5 or 6-position terminal block; one side of terminal block with fast-on terminals, the other side with screw terminals
- The words red, amber, and green are cast next to each boss to identify light source lead wires
- 5 or 6-position terminal block installed in center section (1) (alternate mounting is available)
- Stainless steel door roll pins and eye bolt/wing nut assemblies
- Integral lugs on the housing and doors with stainless steel roll pins provide effective door hinges
- Weathertight E.P.D.M. rubber door gasket
- Aluminum and polycarbonate, and 8” and 12” housings can be mixed in one signal head
General Specifications
| Dimensions: (1-section) | 8”: 13.5” H x 13.5” W x 7.0” D 12”: 10.0” H x 10.0” W x 7.0” D |
| Material: | Polycarbonate: Ultraviolet and heat stabilized, flame retardant, permanently colored, 10% fiberglass reinforcement Aluminum: Type 360, reduced corrosion, increased powder coat adhesion |
| Finish(es): | Polycarbonate: Colored resins integral to housing Aluminum: Powder coated |
| Color(s): | Federal yellow, signal green, black, or custom colors |
| Mounting: | 2.0” hole top and bottom fits 1.5” NPT fittings |
| Environmental: | Operating temperature: -37o C to +74o C Humidity: 0 to 95% (non-condensing) |
| Shipping Weight: (empty, 1-section) | Polycarbonate: 8” - 2.1 lbs 12” - 4.2 lbs Aluminum: 8” - 4.0 lbs 12” - 7.8 lbs |
Options
- Fiberglass-free polycarbonate
- Location, quantity, and type of terminal blocks
- Door mounting hardware: Push pin (removable) or roll pin (permanent)
- Visors
- Backplates
- Mounting: Various framework, orientation, and configurations
- Light Source: LED or incandescent
- High-performance (highly directional) signal version