DG 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.
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
contained 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 DG Series is completely enclosed and pro-
vides no potentially hazardous outputs.
Mechanical components housed within the DG
Series covers are to be serviced by authorized
CHATILLON representatives only.
When designing a custom fixture ensure
the load rating of the custom fixture ex
-
ceeds the load rating of the force gauge.
i.e. If the load rating of the force gauge
is 500 LBF the custom fixture should have a load
rating greater than 500 LBF
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