Safety Guidelines And Warnings - ABB CB-2000 User Manual

Safety guidelines and warnings

Safety guidelines and warnings
Portable Capacitance Meter
To avoid electric shock, personal injury, or damage to this device and ensure that you
use the meter safely, follow the safety guidelines and warnings listed below:
- The CB-2000 shall only be used by qualified and properly trained personnel, with the level
of competence required for work in connection with high voltage capacitor banks and/or
harmonic filters.
- Avoid working alone.
- Use this device only as specified in this user´s guide.
- Do not use this device if it looks damaged.
- Disconnect the capacitor bank from the grid, wait at least 10 minutes and discharge all
capacitors before measuring.
- Always use the specified battery.
- Inspect the leads for damaged insulation or exposed metal. Replace damaged leads.
- Follow all regulations and rules stated by international or national safety regulations.
WARNING!
Do not connect the CB-2000 to a capacitor until it is properly discharged. Failure to follow
this warning could result in damage to the device, electric shock, or personal injury.
WARNING!
All work on capacitor banks and/or harmonic filters shall only be conducted when the banks/
filters are disconnected, discharged, grounded and short-circuited. Otherwise consider the
capacitor bank and units as live parts.
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