Safety C Onsiderations - Omega PLATINUM Series User Manual

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2. Safety C onsiderations
This d evice i s m arked w ith t he i nternational c aution s ymbol. I t i s i mportant t o r ead t his m anual b efore
installing o r c ommissioning t his d evice a s i t c ontains i mportant i nformation r elating t o S afety a nd E MC
(Electromagnetic C ompatibility).
This i nstrument i s a p anel m ount d evice p rotected i n a ccordance w ith 2 014/35/EU, e lectrical s afety
requirements f or e lectrical e quipment f or m easurement, c ontrol, a nd l aboratory u se. I nstallation o f t his
instrument s hould b e d one b y q ualified p ersonnel.
In o rder t o e nsure s afe o peration, t he f ollowing i nstructions m ust b e f ollowed a nd w arnings
observed:
This i nstrument h as n o p ower-­‐on s witch. A n e xternal s witch o r c ircuit-­‐breaker m ust b e i ncluded i n t he
building i nstallation a s a d isconnecting d evice. I t m ust b e m arked t o i ndicate t his f unction, a nd i t m ust
be i n c lose p roximity t o t he e quipment w ithin e asy r each o f t he o perator. T he s witch o r c ircuit-­‐breaker
must c omply w ith t he r elevant r equirements o f I EC 9 47–1 a nd I EC 9 47-­‐3 ( International E lectro t echnical
Commission). T he s witch m ust n ot b e i ncorporated i n t he m ain s upply c ord.
Furthermore, t o p rovide p rotection a gainst e xcessive e nergy b eing d rawn f rom t he m ain s upply i n c ase
of a f ault i n t he e quipment, a n o vercurrent p rotection d evice m ust b e i nstalled.
Do n ot e xceed t he v oltage r ating o n t he l abel l ocated o n t he t op o f t he i nstrument h ousing.
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Always d isconnect t he p ower b efore c hanging t he s ignal a nd p ower c onnections.
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Do n ot u se t his i nstrument o n a w ork b ench w ithout i ts c ase f or s afety r easons.
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Do n ot o perate t his i nstrument i n f lammable o r e xplosive a tmospheres.
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Do n ot e xpose t his i nstrument t o r ain o r m oisture.
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Unit m ounting s hould a llow f or a dequate v entilation t o e nsure t hat t he i nstrument d oes n ot
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exceed t he o perating t emperature r ating.
Use e lectrical w ires w ith a dequate s ize t o h andle m echanical s train a nd p ower r equirements.
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Install t his i nstrument w ithout e xposing t he b are w ire o utside t he c onnector t o m inimize
electrical s hock h azards.
EMC C onsiderations
Whenever E MC i s a n i ssue, a lways u se s hielded c ables.
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Never r un s ignal a nd p ower w ires i n t he s ame c onduit.
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Use s ignal w ire c onnections w ith t wisted-­‐pair c ables.
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Install F errite B eads o n s ignal w ires c lose t o t he i nstrument i f E MC p roblems p ersist.
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Failure t o f ollow a ll i nstructions a nd w arnings i s a t y our o wn r isk a nd m ay r esult i n p roperty
damage, b odily i njury a nd/or d eath. O mega E ngineering i s n ot r esponsible f or a ny d amages o r
loss a rising o r r esulting f rom a ny f ailure t o f ollow a ny a nd a ll i nstructions o r o bserve a ny a nd a ll
warnings.
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