Safety Information - Fluke 175 Calibration Information Manual

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Calibration Information

Safety Information

In this manual, a Warning identifies conditions and procedures that are dangerous to the user. A Caution
identifies conditions and procedures that can cause damage to the Product or the equipment under test.
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury:

Read all safety information before you use the Product.
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Carefully read all instructions.

Use the Product only as specified, or the protection supplied by the Product can
be compromised.

Examine the case before you use the Product. Look for cracks or missing
plastic. Carefully look at the insulation around the terminals.

Do not use the Product around explosive gas, vapor, or in damp or wet
environments.

Do not work alone.

Limit operation to the specified measurement category, voltage, or amperage
ratings.

Comply with local and national safety codes. Use personal protective equipment
(approved rubber gloves, face protection, and flame-resistant clothes) to
prevent shock and arc blast injury where hazardous live conductors are
exposed.

Use Product-approved measurement category (CAT), voltage, and amperage
rated accessories (probes, test leads, and adapters) for all measurements.

Do not exceed the Measurement Category (CAT) rating of the lowest rated
individual component of a Product, probe, or accessory.

Do not touch voltages >30 V ac rms, 42 V ac peak, or 60 V dc.

Keep fingers behind the finger guards on the probes.

Use only current probes, test leads, and adapters supplied with the Product.

Connect the common test lead before the live test lead and remove the live test
lead before the common test lead.

Disable the Product if it is damaged.

Do not use the Product if it is damaged.

Do not use the Product if it operates incorrectly.

Only use probes, test leads, and accessories that have the same measurement
category, voltage, and amperage ratings as the Product.

Remove the batteries if the Product is not used for an extended period of time,
or if stored in temperatures above 50 C. If the batteries are not removed, battery
leakage can damage the Product.

The battery door must be closed and locked before you operate the Product.

Use only cables with correct voltage ratings.

Remove all probes, test leads, and accessories before the battery door is
opened.
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