Commissioning; Basic Safety Notes - Siemens SITRANS TS Series Operating Instructions Manual

Commissioning

6.1

Basic safety notes

Improper commissioning in hazardous areas
Device failure or risk of explosion in hazardous areas.
• Do not commission the device until it has been mounted completely and connected in
• Before commissioning take the effect on other devices in the system into account.
Hot surfaces
Risk of burns resulting from hot surfaces.
• Take corresponding protective measures, for example by wearing protective gloves.
Opening device in energized state
Risk of explosion in hazardous areas
• Only open the device in a de-energized state.
• Check prior to commissioning that the cover, cover locks, and cable inlets are assembled in
Exception: Devices having the type of protection "Intrinsic safety Ex i" may also be opened in
energized state in hazardous areas.
Loss of explosion protection
Danger of explosion in hazardous areas if the device is open or not properly closed.
Note
Loss of degree of protection
Damage to device if the enclosure is open or not properly closed. The degree of protection
specified on the nameplate is no longer guaranteed.
SITRANS TS100/TS200/TS300/TS500/TSinsert/TSthermowell
Operating Instructions, 08/2020, A5E47810090-AA
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accordance with the information in Installing/mounting (Page 27).
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accordance with the directives.
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