Safety; Ul And Csa Approval; German Safety Mark; Flammability - Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 Specifications

7.9 Safety

7.9.1 UL and CSA approval

The product is qualified per UL (Underwriters Laboratory) 1950 Third Edition and CAN/CSA C22.2 No.950-M95
Third Edition, for use in Information Technology Equipment, including Electric Business Equipment. The UL Rec-
ognition or the CSA certification is maintained for the product life. The UL and C-UL recognition mark or the CSA
monogram for CSA certification appears on the drive.

7.9.2 German safety mark

All models are approved by TUV on Test Requirement: EN60950:1992+A1-4, but the GS mark is not applicable to
internal devices such as this product.

7.9.3 Flammability

The printed circuit boards used in this drive are made of material with a UL recognized flammability rating of V-1
or better. The flammability rating is marked or etched on the board. All other parts not considered electrical compo-
nents are made of material with a UL recognized flammability rating of V-1 or better. However, small mechanical
parts such as cable ties, washers, screws, and PC board mounts may be made of material with a UL recognized
flammability rating of V-2.

7.9.4 Safe handling

The product is conditioned for safe handling in regards to sharp edges and corners.

7.9.5 Environment

The product does not contain any known or suspected carcinogens.
Environmental controls meet or exceed all applicable government regulations in the country of origin. Safe chemi-
cal usage and manufacturing control are used to protect the environment. An environmental impact assessment has
been done on the manufacturing process used to build the drive, the drive itself and the disposal of the drive at the
end of its life.
Production also meets the requirements of the international treaty on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) control known as
the United Nations Environment Program Montreal Protocol, and as ratified by the member nations. Material to be
controlled include CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, Halon 1211, Halon 1301 and Halon 2402.
Although not specified by the Protocol, CFC-112 is also controlled. In addition to the Protocol Hitachi Global Stor-
age Technologies requires the following:
• that no packaging used for the shipment of the product use controlled CFCs in the manufacturing process.
• that no manufacturing processes for parts or assemblies include printed circuit boards use controlled CFC
materials.

7.9.6 Secondary circuit protection

Spindle/VCM driver module includes 12 V over current protection circuit
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