Safety Precautions; Unpacking And Assembly - kruss M5000 Instruction Manual

2. Safety precautions / 3. Unpacking and assembly

2. Safety precautions

• Do not cover ventilation slots.
• Do not insert any objects into ventilation slots.
• No humidity may intrude into the device.
• During analysing the melting point, the measuring head heats up extremely around
the ventilation slots. Do not touch the measuring head in this area.
• Only use suitable capillary tubes with an external diameter of 1.4 mm for the
determination of the melting point.
• When working with chemicals, follow safety precautions.
• When maintaining the device, e.g. changing the fuse, cleaning with a dry or any
slightly wet towel, always make sure that the device is disconnected from electricity.
• Only authorized personnel or the manufacturer may carry out servicing and
maintenance.

3. Unpacking and assembly

• Carefully unpack the device.
• Immediately report any transport damage occurred.
Find a suitable place for the device, i.e. avoid direct sunlight and vicinity of heating
devices. Connect power plug to 230 V / 50 Hz alternating current.
Before initial measuring the device should be switched on for about 15 min to reach
ideal working temperature.
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