Safety Practices and Hazards
Agilent Electrothermal Temperature Controller ETC 60 User’s Guide
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General
Operation of the Agilent ETC 60 electrothermal temperature controller and an
atomic absorption (AA) spectrometer involves the use of an electrically heated
quartz cell, high temperatures, compressed gases, and hazardous materials,
including corrosive fluids. Unskilled, improper, or careless use of the equipment can
create fire hazards or other hazards which can cause death, serious injury to
personnel, or severe damage to equipment and property.
Appropriate safety practices have been included in this operation manual and your
spectrometer operation manual, to help you operate the equipment safely. Read all
safety practices thoroughly before attempting to operate your system.
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the
protection provided by the equipment may be impaired.
Hazard Warnings
In addition to the hazard warnings specified in your spectrometer operation manual,
specific hazard warnings have been included in this operation manual. These
warnings state the hazard, describe how to avoid it and specify the possible
consequences of not following the instructions. Read all warnings carefully and
observe them at all times.
Electrical Hazards
The ETC 60 contains electrical circuits, devices and components operating at
dangerous voltages. Contact with these circuits, devices and components can
cause death, serious injury or painful electric shock. Covers which are retained by
screws on the ETC 60 may be opened only by an Agilent field service engineer.
The ETC 60 MUST be switched off at the power switch, and the mains cable
disconnected from the mains supply BEFORE any attempt is made to remove or
replace the cell in the workhead, or the cables connecting the workhead to the
Temperature Control Module.
