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Instructions
'hisappliance mustbegrounded.
In
the e;ent of
anelectri&d short
circuit,grounding reducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyproviding an
escapewirefortheelectriccurrent.
Thisappliance is equippedwitha
powercordhavinga grounding
wirewitha grounding plug.The
plugmustbe plugged intoanoutlet
thatis properlyinstalledand
grounded. ( Fig. 1)
WARNING—Improper useofthe
grounding plugcanresultin a risk
ofelectricshock.
Q'
nsulta qualifiedelectricianor
rvicetechnician if the grounding
instructions are riotcompletely
understood, o r if doubtexistsasto
whetherthe applianceis properly
grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
receptacleis encountered, i t is
yourpersonalresponsibility and
obligation to haveit replacedwith
a properlygroundedthree-prong
wallreceptacle.
Do
not under any circum-
stance cut or remove the
third (ground) prong from
the power cord.
Use of AdapterPlugs
Usagesituationswhere
appliance% powercordwillbe
disconnectedinfrequently.
Because ofpotential s afetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w e
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
use of'an adapter plug.
However,
if youstillelecttousean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARY CONNECTION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prong wallreceptacle bythe
useofa UL listedadapter(Fig.2)
whichis available at mostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTED IN CANADA)
m
Fig. 2
BEFOREUSE
Thelargerslotin theadaptermust
be alignedwiththelargerslotinthe
wallreceptacleto provideproper
polarityinthe connectionofthe
powercord.
Caution:
Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto the wall
receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot
groundthe
appliance
unlessthe
coverscrewis metal,andnot
insulated,andthewallreceptacle
is groundedthroughthe house
wiring.Youshouldhavethecircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
to makesure thereceptacleis
properlygrounded.
Usagesituationswhere
appliance's powercordwill ~-
bedisconnectedfrequent~y. =- -–
Donotuse anadapterplug
=.
inthesesituations because
disconnecting o fthepower
cord
placesunduestrain
on theadapter
andleadsto eventual f ailureofthe
adaptergroundterminal.You
shouldhavethetwo-prong wall
receptacle replacedwitha three-
prong(grounding) r eceptacle by
a qualifiedelectricianbefore
usingtheappliance.
Use of ExtensionCords
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions westrongly
recommend againsttheuse of an
extension cord. However, i f it is
necessaryto useanextensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord
thathasa 3-bladegroundingplug,
anda 3-slotreceptaclethatwill
accepttheplugontheappliance.
Themarkedratingofthe extension
cordshallbe equalto or greater
thantheelectricalratingofthe
appliance(15amperes).
Suchextensioncordsare obtainable
throughGeneralElectricservice.
If you do use an extension cord
with your microwave-convection
oven,
theinteriorlightmayflicker
andtheblowersoundmayvary
whenovenis in use. Cookand
defrosttimesmaybe longeras well.
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When
~iisconnt.wting t he power
cord
from the adapt&.
always hold
the adapter with one hand. 1f this
is nut (i(mc, the ;idaptcr ground
termiml
is very likely to break with
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