General Safety Regulations - Hensel Pro Mini 1200AS User Manual

Proper use
Improper use
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General safety regulations

Power packs store electrical energy in capacitors by applying
high voltages. These form a source of danger, which must be
carefully excluded.
Besides general rules on handling electrical appliances, the
following safety measures must be observed. Therefore read
and comply the safety hints (also see the paragraph Starting
up) within the user manual before turning the appliance on.
The present power pack is meant for studio use of professional
photographers. Its task is to provide electrical energy for certain
fixed types of HENSEL flash lamps.
The appliance must not be used for any other purpose than that
described above, especially not for other electrical appliances.
Contact with the capacitor voltage is perilous. Thus,
opening of the housing of Pro Mini 1200 AS power pack
and repairs must only be made by authorized customer
service.
Flashtubes must only be exchanged by authorized trained
personnel. Exchange of flashtube and modeling lamp must
only be performed with the appliance turned off, unplugged
from the mains and discharged.
Power packs must only used on supply lines (mains) with
working protective conductor (earth line).
Only lamp connectors with immaculate contacts must be
used, burned or corroded contacts may cause explosions in
the area of connectors and lamp sockets.
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Do not route cables across the studio floor if possible, so
that damage is excluded. If routing across the studio floor
cannot be omitted, then it must be ensured that vehicles,
ladders, etc do not damage cables. Damaged cables and
cases must be immediately replaced by customer service.
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Ventilation slots of power packs must be kept free during
operation and sufficient air supply must be ensured. Do not
stick any objects into ventilation slots, lamp sockets or
synchronization sockets.
Do not deposit any objects (tools, coffee cups, etc.) on the
power pack.
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