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High Pressure Gas Dangers
LACO Technologies
WARNING: Dangers from High Pressure Gases
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Never exceed the recommended pressures outlined in this document
and identified on the system.
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Never adjust or remove pressure relief valves.
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Overpressure may destroy the vacuum pumps, the vacuum system, and
the gaskets.
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Do not create an overpressure with the device.
Dangers from Liquids and Vapors
WARNING: Dangers from Liquids and Vapors
• Liquids and chemical substances can damage the device.
• Adhere to the restrictions of use.
• Do not suck up liquids with the device.
• Never contact toxic, caustic, microbiological, explosive, radioactive or
other harmful substances with the device.
• Only clean the device using mild household detergents. Hydrogen and
air form a highly explosive mixture.
• Do not use tracer gases with a hydrogen concentration > 5%.
• Only use the device outside potentially explosive areas.
• No smoking. Do not subject the device to open fire and avoid sparking.
• If condensable gases or vapors are measured, there is a risk of pump
corrosion and damage.
• If part of a leak test system, do not test gas whose molecules contain
halogens such as fluorine or chlorine. If these gases are measured with
the device, the cathode layer of the ion source may be attacked. This
may result in the burning out of the leak detector filament cathode.
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