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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Electronic Ballast ARRI EB 400/575 D
1. General Remarks
Please read the following operating instructions very carefully before using the
Electronic Ballast (EB) the first time. They contain important information and
instructions for the safety, use and maintenance of the appliance. For your own safety
please follow all safety instructions and warnings.
Keep the operating instructions carefully in a safe place and pass them to any future
owner.
2. Important Safety
2.1 Warning - High voltages inside ballast ! Danger to life !
Instructions
Disconnect EB from power supply before opening (pull out the line plug). Do not pull
on the connection cable, but on the plug, to disconnect the EB from mains. Any repairs
or changing of the line plug must only be carried out by qualified personnel or ARRI-
service departments.
2.2
Make sure of using a line cable that meets the safety standard of the country in
which the EB is used. The cable must be suitable for the maximum current (see max.
current in "Technical Data", page 11).
Before connecting the Electronic Ballast ensure that the power supply is correctly
wired. Do not use without adequate earth connection unless either an isolation
transformer or an earth-leakage trip is employed.
Note:
In order to avoid unwanted tripping due to leaking currents and transient
disturbances, care shall be taken that the collective leakage current of equipment on the
load side of a residual current device is less than 1/3 of its rated residual current.
The typical leakage current of this device is 2.1 mA (according EN 60598-1:1996,
appendix G).
2.3
Lamphead must be disconnected from Electronic Ballast or Electronic Ballast must
be disconnected from mains before fitting or replacing a lamp.
2.4
The Electronic Ballast must be switched off before connecting or disconnecting
either head or supply cable. Do not use other than original cables and connector with
permitted cross section of the leads. The ballast is only suitable for specified ARRI
luminaires (see fig 1a + 1b, page 13). Using other than original cables or luminaires
may cause injury to the user as well and/or damage to the ballast.
2.5
The Electronic Ballast satisfies the standards of the recognized state of the
engineering and the pertinent safety regulation of DIN EN 60598/1 and DIN EN 60065
for electrical appliances.
2.6
Supply voltage must not exceed the ranges that are given in the "Technical Data"
(see page 11). Check that the power supply voltage and wiring are suitable for the
ballast to be used. Supply voltages which are greater or less than that specified for the
ballast can cause injury to the user as well as damage to the ballast.
The electronic of the EB is built in a housing with protective class I and protective rate
IP 22.
Ambient operating temperatures must be between -20°C and + 50°C!
Neither back nor side air slots for ventilation should ever be covered or obstructed.
The EB must be placed only on solid, flat and dry ground. Temperature of the ground
should be less than 50°C. If the EB could slip over the ground, it must be fastened.
Protect EB against direct sunshine. Protection against rain is needed when wind pushes
water drops direct into the air slots of the EB (acc. to protective rate IP 22).
Do not operate the EB in high humidity (dew) or in aggressive or explosive gas-air
mixtures.