Wenger Trouper Quick start guide

Upgrade Instructions
Trouper
™
Closure Panels
©Wenger Corporation 2005 Printed in USA 09/05 Part #176A711-01
Wenger Corporation, 555 Park Drive, P.O. Box 448, Owatonna, Minnesota 55060-0448
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CONTENTS
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important User Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Upgrade Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Upgrade Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Floor Level Closures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Elevation Closures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Assembly Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Riser Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Floor-Level Closure Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Elevation Closure Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
This publication includes upgrade instructions for the Trouper Platform System.
Please take a few minutes to read and understand these instructions. If you should need additional
information, just write or call.
For more detailed assembly, installation and owners instructions, see the “Trouper and Stagehand
Platform Systems Owner’s Manual” Part #176A700.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SETUP
Insist that anyone who assists with this upgrade of the Trouper Platform System be familiar
with these instructions.
PLATFORM STABILITY
All platform units must be locked together using the unit-to-unit clamps beneath the stage surface.
These clamps are designed for use only with one-level stage sets. Do not set up a multilevel stage
using Trouper units unless adequate special clamping is provided to secure the levels together.
See “Riser Assembly” on page 6 for more information.
Trouper platforms are designed for level surfaces only and contain no provision for adjusting leg heights.
Throughout this manual, you will find CAUTIONS and WARNINGS:
•WARNING means that if safety information is not followed someone could be seriously
injured or killed.
•CAUTION means that if safety information is not followed the platform could be damaged or
personal injury could result.
!WARNING
Platforms are
unsafe if unit-to-
unit clamps are not
used as specified.
IMPORTANT USER INFORMATION
INSTALLATION
•The Trouper Closure Panel upgrade must comply with local building regulations and codes.
•Personnel installing the Trouper Closure Panel must comply with the instructions listed under
“Safety Precautions”.
INTENDED USE
•The Trouper Closure Panels are intended for indoor use in normal ambient temperature and
humidity conditions — they must not be exposed to prolonged outside weather conditions.
•The Trouper Closure Panels are intended to be installed only as described in these instructions.

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REQUIRED TOOLS
The following tools must be available to upgrade the Trouper Closure Panel system:
3/8 “ Combination Wrench or
Ratchet with 3/8 Socket
Phillips Head Screwdriver
UPGRADE DESCRIPTION
The components provided for the Trouper Closure Panel upgrade includes:
• Updated Front Floor-Level Closure Clips
• Updated Elevation Closure Positioning Brackets
• Updated Replacement Clips
• New Interlocking Leg Spacers.
The updated clips and brackets are made of an upgraded material to better resist material fatigue.
The replacement clips look identical to the existing sets.
NOTE: Be sure not to mix new replacement parts with the old parts.
The interlocking leg spacers are machine cut wood blocks that have features that allow them to lock
together like puzzle pieces. The interlocking leg spacers are intended to replace the metal leg spacers
that were initially provided with the Trouper riser set.
NOTE: Interlocking leg spacers are used only to connect rectangular platform units together.
Continue to use the original metal spacer assemblies to connect pie-shaped platform units
together. The Interlocking leg spacers are also used as a backstop for the front closures.

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
FLOOR-LEVEL CLOSURES
1. Remove all floor-level closure panels from the riser set (if riser set is assembled).
3. Replace the clips on the front and side floor level closures:
a. Use a 3/8” wrench or ratchet to loosen the nut.
b. Remove the nut and push out the bolt.
Keep these for installing the new clip.
c. Pull off the old clip and discard.
d. Attach the new clip to the same location using the existing hardware.
Bolt
Nut
Clip

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UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
ELEVATION CLOSURES
1. Remove all elevation closure panels from the riser set (if riser set is assembled).
2. Discard all of the existing loose lower clips.
3. Replace any damaged or broken positioning brackets:
a. Use a Phillips Head screwdriver to remove the screw attatching the bracket to the
clousure panel.
Keep the screw for installing the new bracket.
b. Pull off the old bracket and discard.
c. Attach new bracket to the same location using the existing screw.
NOTE: It is only necessary to replace damaged or broken positioning brackets.
Positioning
Bracket
Lower
Clip
Screw

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
RISER ASSEMBLY
1. Disassemble the rest of the riser set.
a. Detach all unit to unit connectors from
adjacent staging units. Remove all metal
spacer brackets connecting the leg
assembly and set aside.
2. Set up the back row of platforms (including
any rear extensions), to verify that there is
enough space for the full riser set. Do not
lock these units together until the remaining
units are positioned.
3. Place interlocking leg spacers on the floor
under the inside legs of the rectangular units
as shown in the illustration. Platform legs fit
into the hole in the center of the spacer.
Note: Interlocking leg spacers are used only
to connect rectangular platform units together.
Use metal spacer assemblies to connect
pie-shaped platform units together as decribed
on the following page.
4. Attach adjoining units together in at least two places,
using the unit-to-unit clamps beneath the platform surface.
5. Position the remaining units for the center
section — first the middle elevation (16"),
then the front (8"). Repeat the pattern for
the interlocking leg spacers on the rectangular
units.
6. Assemble the next section (pie-shaped units)
to the left of the completed section, again
starting with the highest elevation and working
down to the lowest elevation.
!WARNING
Platforms are
unsafe if unit-to-
unit clamps are not
used as specified.
Platform
Leg
Interlocking
Leg Spacer
Position the remaining
center units next

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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
6. Align the edges of the pie-shaped units vertically.
Make sure the corners of the decks are aligned.
7. Connect all matching height units together using
the unit-to-unit clamps.
8. Connect different height pie-shaped units together
using the existing metal spacer assemblies.
9. Assemble the next section ( pie-shaped units) to
the right of the completed sections, again
repeating steps 6 - 8 and connecting same-height
sections with the unit-to-unit clamps.
9. Continue until all sections are installed.
!WARNING
Always install all leg
spacers, and secure
each section with
unit-to-unit clamps,
before beginning a
new section.
Align the
edges
Clamp brackets
around outside legs
Metal Spacer
(Alternate Position)
Metal
Spacer

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FLOOR-LEVEL CLOSURE ASSEMBLY
1. Place interlocking leg spacers on the floor under the
inside legs of the front row of the rectangular units as
shown in the illustration. Platform legs fit into the hole
in the center of the spacer.
This provides a backstop for the front floor closure
panels.
3. Snap the panels back onto the riser unit. The inside
edge should be flush with interlocking leg spacer for
support.
ELEVATION CLOSURE ASSEMBLY
4. Reinstall the panels back onto the riser unit:
NOTE: Install the panels from the middle of
the riser set, and then work your way toward
the ends. This will even out any gaps between
the elevation closures and the side closure
panels.
a. Hook the new lower clips onto the lower
elevation units at the same intervals as the
positioning brackets that came installed on
the closure panel.
b. Set the closure panel onto the clips, then
push the closure panel down and rotate it
until the positioning brackets catch the
upper elevation unit.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)
Interlocking
Leg Spacer
Positioning
Bracket
Lower
Clip