Service; Warranty; Proactive Maintenance As Recommended By Manufacturer - Vacon NXP Hardware Manual

Service

4. S
ERVICE
4.1

Warranty

Only manufacturing defects are covered by the warranty. The manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for damages caused during or resulting from transport, receipt of the delivery,
installation, commissioning or use.
The manufacturer shall in no event and under no circumstances be held responsible for damages
and failures resulting from misuse, wrong installation, unacceptable ambient temperature, dust,
corrosive substances or operation outside the rated specifications.
Neither can the manufacturer be held responsible for consequential damages.
The Manufacturer's warranty period is 18 months from the delivery or 12 months from the
commissioning whichever expires first (VACON
The local distributor may grant a warranty time different from the above. This warranty time shall
be specified in the distributor's sales and warranty terms. Vacon assumes no responsibility for any
other warranties than that granted by Vacon itself.
In all matters concerning the warranty, please contact your distributor first.
4.2

Proactive maintenance as recommended by manufacturer

All technical devices, drives as well, need a certain amount of caretaking and failure preventive
maintenance. To maintain trouble-free operation of Vacon drives, environmental conditions, as well
as load, line power, process control, etc. have to be within specifications, determined by
manufacturer.
If all conditions are in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, there are no other
concerns, but to provide a cooling capacity high enough for the power and control circuits. This
requirement can be met by making sure, that the cooling system works properly. Operation of
cooling fans and cleanness of the heat sink should be verified regularly.
Regular maintenance is recommended to ensure trouble free operation and long lifetime of Vacon
drives. At least the following things should be included in the regular maintenance.
NOTE! It is recommended to record all actions and counter values with dates and time for follow up
of maintenance.
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