Chatillon DFE I, User Manual

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DF II Series User Manual
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WARNING
The raised hand icon warns of a situation or condition that may lead to personal injury
or death. Do not proceed until the warning is read and thoroughly understood.
Warning messages are shown in bold type.
DANGERoUs VoLTAGE
The lightning icon warns of the presence of an uninsulated dangerous voltage within
the product enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to cause serious shocks
or death. Never open the enclosures unless you are an authorized and qualified
Chatillon® service personnel. Never open any enclosure when power is connected to
the system or its components.
CAUTIoN
The exclamation point icon indicates a situation or condition that may lead to equip-
ment malfunction or damage. Do not proceed until the caution message is read and
thoroughly understood. Caution messages are shown in bold type.
NoTE
The note icon indicates additional or supplementary information about the action,
activity or concept. Notes are shown in bold type.
CAUTIoN
HIGH FoRCEs ARE oFTEN INVoLVED WITH THE
MATERIAL TEsTING PRoCEssEs.
THE PRoDUCT Is NoRMALLY UsED UNDER BAT-
TERY PoWER. HoWEVER, MAINs PoWER MAY BE
UsED.
IF THE EQUIPMENT Is UsED IN A MANoR NoT
sPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE
PRoTECTIoN PRoVIDED BY THE EQUIPMENT MAY
BE IMPAIRED.
To MAINTAIN ALL AsPECTs oF THE sPECIFICATIoN,
oNLY AMETEK® APPRoVED ACCEssoRIEs,
CoNNECTIoNs AND CoMPoNENTs sHoULD BE
UsED.
sTRICTLY ADHERE To ALL sPECIFIED sAFETY
PRoCEDUREs
READ THIs MANUAL BEFoRE UsING THIs PRoDUCT.
General safety
General safety precautions must be followed when
using this Chatillon® product. Failure to observe
precautions and warnings may result in damage to
the equipment, or injury to personnel.
It is understood that safety rules within companies
vary. If a conflict exists between the material con-
tained in all Chatillon® User’s Guides and the rules
of a company using a Chatillon® product, the more
stringent rules should take precedence.
safety Considerations
The DF II Series is completely enclosed and pro-
vides no potentially hazardous outputs. Safety
considerations are related to the power connections
and physical mountings.
Electronic and mechanical components housed
within the DF II Series covers are to be serviced by
authorized Chatillon® representatives only.
When designing custom fixtures ensure the
load rating of the custom fixtures exceed
the load rating of the load cell in the force
gauge being used. i.e. If the load cell is rated for
100 LBF the custom fixtures should have a load
rating greater than 100 LBF.