Service; Equipment Return; Service/Ordering Parts; Environmental Protection - ConMed AER DEFENSE Operator's Manual

4.1

Equipment Return

For the quickest response to your service needs,
please follow these procedures:
• Step 1: Write down the serial number of
the CONMED AER DEFENSE™ Smoke
Evacuator.
• Step 2: Call Technical Services at the numbers
listed on the inside front cover of this manual
and describe the problem.
• Step 3: If the problem cannot be resolved
over the phone and the equipment must
be returned for repair, you must obtain a
"Return Authorization" (R.A.) number from
Technical Services before returning the unit.
• Step 4: If you have the original packing for
your CONMED AER DEFENSE™ Smoke
Evacuator, use it to properly return your
unit. If you do not have the original packing
material, ask Technical Services for advice on
how to pack the unit for return shipment.
• Step 5: Freight charges for all returned goods
are to be prepaid by the shipper. Return to
the shipping address listed on the inside front
cover of this manual. Note the R.A. number
on the outside of the carton.
4.2

Service/Ordering Parts

To reorder, obtain replacement parts or to return
a unit for service, call Customer Service at the
number listed on the inside front cover of this
manual or contact your authorized CONMED
Distributor.
To ensure proper operation, service should only
be attempted by a Hospital Qualified Biomedical
Technician in accordance with the AER Defense
Service Manual (Catalog Number 60-8082-ENG),
provided by CONMED. The Service Manual
provides preventive maintenance requirements,
calibration instructions, circuit diagrams and
circuit component listing.
AER DEFENSE
S M O K E E V A C U A T O R

Service

Section 4
4.3
At the end of equipment life, AER Defense
should be disposed of in accordance with your
local regulations. Component materials are:
• Aluminum enclosure and heatsinks
• Thermoset printed wiring boards containing
• Motors and transformers made of steel,
• Mains cord made of thermoplastic and copper
• Shipping container is cardboard; packing
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Environmental Protection

miscellaneous electronic components
ferrite, and copper
materials are a combination of Urethane foam
and Polyethylene film
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