Atlas Copco QAC 1100 Sd, Instruction Manual

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WARRANTIES
Atlas Copco ensures the Contracting Party, during the below referred period and conditions, warranty regarding repair work, free of charge, of the product sold or its components or accessories
of its own manufacture, that could show proven manufacturing defects, provided they are not originated from misuse or negligence of the Contracting Party.
Warranty periods are counted from the date of issue of the sales invoices, and they are extended:
a. for the period of eighteen (18) months after the date of issue of the sales invoice, or twelve (12) months after the technical delivery, whichever comes first.
No repair work, modification or replacement, by way of warranty, will extend the above mentioned periods, either for the equipment itself or for the replaced accessories or components.
The warranties set up by this instrument exclusively refer to components of own manufacture.As regards components, engines and accessories manufactured by third parties, warranties are set up
by the respective manufacturers and under their sole responsibility.
The effectiveness of these warranties depends on the immediatecommunication inwriting from the Contracting Party to Atlas Copco about the detected defect, and it is expresslyforbiddenany
intervention of the Contracting Party or of third parties in the product or equipment under penalty of loss of warranty.
The warranty will be lost in the following cases:
a. generator sets installed or assembled by the Contracting Party, without inspection and approval of Atlas Copco;
b. lack of Technical Delivery by Atlas Copco;
c. inadequate or improper maintenance of equipment and products, including:(i) performance of non authorized modifications; and (ii) non observance of Atlas Copco's maintenance instructions,
poor or irregular lubrication;
d. use of parts or accessories not original or not approved by Atlas Copco;
e. inadequate or improper use of equipment or products;
f. work overload not previously authorized, in writing, by Atlas Copco;
g. normal wear of equipment or products;
h. damages arising from unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure, such as those resulting from fire, floods, depredation, riots or damaging acts of this kind, among others;
i. inadequate transportation, irregular or extended storage provided by the Contracting Party; and
j. whenthe Contracting Party is a situation ofdefault or non compliance with the payment of the price set forth by the Sale and Purchase contract.
No manufacturing defect shall be considered a fair reason for the non compliance of the Contracting Party of the obligations undertaken from this instrument and the attached proposal.
The services related to these warranties will be carried out in workshop previously authorized by Atlas Copco, and the Contracting Party is responsible for the delivery and removal of the products
in these sites, and will bear transportation and insurance costs.At the sole discretion of Atlas Copco, warranty services may be carried out at the premises of the Contracting Party. In this case,
all the expenses related to mileage reimbursement or air tickets, time of travel, food and lodging of technicians and/or mechanicals shall be paid by the Contracting Party