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1.8 For Your Safety
Your new Kontron product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to
ensure its compliance with electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free
life. However, the life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment
during unpacking and installation. Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct
operation of your new Kontron product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.
1.9 High Voltage Safety Instructions
As a precaution and in case of danger, the power connector must be easily accessible. The power
connector is the product's main disconnect device.
Warning
All operations on this product must be carried out by sufficiently skilled personnel only.
Electric Shock!
Before installing a non hot-swappable Kontron product into a system always ensure that
your mains power is switched off. This also applies to the installation of piggybacks.
Serious electrical shock hazards can exist during all installation, repair, and maintenance
operations on this product. Therefore, always unplug the power cable and any other
cables which provide external voltages before performing any work on this product. Earth
ground connection to vehicle's chassis or a central grounding point shall remain
connected. The earth ground cable shall be the last cable to be disconnected or the first
cable to be connected when performing installation or removal procedures on this
product.
1.10 Special Handling and Unpacking Instruction
ESD Sensitive Device!
Electronic boards and their components are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care
must be taken during all handling operations and inspections of this product, in order to
ensure product integrity at all times.
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