ES31x.1 User’s Guide
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Basic Safety Notices
Requirements for operation
• Use the product only according with the specifications in the relevant
User's Guide. Any other usage could jeopardize product safety.
• Observe the requirements on the ambient conditions.
• Do not use the product in potentially explosive areas.
Electrical safety and power supply
• Please comply with all electrical safety regulations and all health and
safety laws and specifications valid at the place of use!
• Connect only current circuits with safety extra-low voltage in accordance
with EN 61140 (degree of protection III) to the connections of the module.
• Ensure the compliance with the connection and adjustment values (see
the information in the chapter 8 on page 40).
• Do not apply any voltages to the connections of the module that do not
correspond to the specifications of the respective connection.
Power supply
• The power supply for the product must be safely disconnected from the
supply voltage. For example, use a car battery or a suitable lab power sup-
ply.
• Use exclusively lab power supplies with double protection to the supply
system (with double insulation / with reinforced insulation (DI / RI)).
• The lab power supply must be approved for an operating altitude of
3,000 m / 9,842 ft. and for an ambient temperature of up to 105 °C.
• The vehicle battery could be discharged when the modules are in opera-
tion.
CAUTION!
Risk of burning on hot surfaces of the module!
Do not touch the surfaces of the module during operation at high
ambient temperatures.
The surface temperature of the module can reach 90 °C when it is
used in a vehicle and at an ambient temperature of 70 °C.