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Service and maintenance
8.6 Battery disposal
Required forms
● Delivery Note
● Cover Note for Return Delivery with the following information
Return delivery form (http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/16604370)
– product (ordering number)
– number of devices or spare parts returned
– reason for the return
● Declaration of Decontamination
Decontamination declaration
declaration_of_decontamination_en.pdf)
With this declaration you certify
cleaned and are free from any residues.
If the device has been operated together with toxic, caustic, flammable or water-damaging
products, clean the device before return by rinsing or neutralizing. Ensure that all cavities
are free from dangerous substances. Then, double-check the device to ensure the cleaning
is completed.
We will not service a device or spare part unless the declaration of decontamination
confirms proper decontamination of the device or spare part. Shipments without a
declaration of decontamination will be cleaned professionally at your expense before further
proceeding.
You can find the forms on the Internet and on the DVD delivered with the device.
Note
Return of products with Lithium batteries
Lithium batteries are certified as dangerous goods according to the Regulation of Dangerous
Goods, UN 3090 and UN 3091. Special transport documentation is required to observe these
regulations.
Therefore it is recommended to remove lithium batteries prior to shipment
If the battery is important for the examination of the product and it cannot be removed, the
product has to be returned according to the Regulation of Dangerous goods.
8.6
Battery disposal
In accordance with EU directive 2006/66/EC, batteries are not to be disposed of via municipal
waste disposal services.
Waste industrial batteries from our products are accepted back by Siemens and by the local
Siemens representatives. Please follow the return procedures of Siemens or talk to your local
Siemens partner (http://www.automation.siemens.com/partner).
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(http://pia.khe.siemens.com/efiles/feldg/files/Service/
that the returned products/spare parts have been carefully
Operating Instructions, 09/2016, A5E00730100-AB
FUS380/FUE380
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