Protective Earth (Pe) Continuity Test; What Is The Protective Earth Continuity Test About; General - Nespresso C50 Service Manual

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8.5

8.5.1 What is the protective earth continuity test about?

This test is only necessary
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Therefore all U models have to be tested after general disassembly, except country-
specific models (USA, Canada, Japan) without a protective earth connection (refer to
"Wiring diagrams" on page 40 and following).

8.5.2 General

Legal regulation
In case of a repair/modification of the coffee machine, the repair centre is bound by law
to protect the user/consumer by
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Description
Protective earth continuity measurements are made between the protective earth
terminal of the power plug and the thermoblock casing.
This test assures that
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Test equipment
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Special test equipment is needed that complies with the regulations to perform protec-
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tive earth continuity measurements. Detailed requirements and tolerances must be veri-
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fied by your local authorities or measurement supplier in any case.
Test report
For legal reasons a repair or test report should be prepared and filed with following infor-
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Protective earth (PE) continuity test

for class 1 equipment (three-wire power cord with protective earth)
after a repair whenever a general disassembly was performed.
restoring the regular condition of the appliance and
performing the mandatory tests according to applicable national regulations (e.g.
DIN VDE 0701) or international regulations (e.g. EN/IEC 60335-1 "Safety of house-
hold and similar electrical appliances")
the ground (earth) connection does not have an interruption between the power plug
and the thermoblock
the permissible ground resistance is less than 0.3 Ohms (with a test current of
200 mA DC).
customer (name, address)
type and serial number of coffee machine
date of repair/test(s)
performed test(s)/measuring value(s)
used test equipment
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