SAFETY, INSTALLATION, & OPERATION
PRECAUTIONS
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SELECT, INSTALL, USE, OR MAINTAIN THIS
CONTROLLER, OR ACCESSORY UNTIL YOU HAVE READ AND FULLY
UNDERSTOOD THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
BE SURE THIS INFORMATION REACHES THE OPERATOR AND STAYS
WITH THE PRODUCT AFTER INSTALLATION.
DO NOT PERMIT UNTRAINED PERSONS TO INSTALL, USE, OR MAINTAIN
THIS CONTROLLER, OR ACCESSORY.
IMPROPER SELECTION, IMPROPER INSTALLATION, IMPROPER
MAINTENANCE, MISUSE, OR ABUSE OF THIS CONTROLLER, OR
RELATED ACCESSORIES CAN CAUSE DEATH, SERIOUS INJURY,
AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Possible consequences include but are not limited to:
•
High velocity fluid (gas or liquid) discharge
•
Electrocution
•
Parts ejected at high speed
•
Contact with fluids that may be hot, cold, toxic, or otherwise injurious
•
Explosion or burning of the fluid
•
Lines/hoses whipping dangerously
•
Damage or destruction to other components or equipment in the
system
Safety Precautions
1. Read and understand the user's manual before operating the
controller.
2. Inspect the controller, and accessories before each use.
3.
Operate the unit only under specified environmental conditions.
4.
Follow instructions in the manuals for proper wiring.
5.
Never connect the controller, or accessories to a supply source having
a voltage greater than the maximum rated voltage of this controller, or
accessory.
6.
Never connect the controller, or accessories to a supply source having
a pressure greater than the maximum rated pressure of this controller,
or accessory.
7.
Never use anything but clean dry inert gases or air into the
electropneumatic controller.
8.
Start up sequence for electropneumatic controllers is:
a.
Feedback loop must be installed and operational.
b.
Electrical power should be applied and system setpoint reduced to
its lowest pressure output before turning on the pneumatic supply
to the controller.
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