Foerster TAK5-CH1-25, Instruction Manual

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3 Start-up
3.1 Electrical connection provided by customers
> The electrical connection to be provided by the customer
must be installed by a qualified electrician.
> Observe the local regulations and protective measures.
> A fault-current circuit breaker (30 mA) in the power supply to
be provided by the customer is compulsory in order to operate
the automatic feeder.
> The automatic feeder requires its own electrical connection.
> The nominal voltage and nominal frequency must be ob-
served. The nominal voltage specified on the name plate of
the device must correspond to that of the mains supply.
> Have overvoltage limiters installed in the main distributor if
there is a risk of overvoltage.
Equipotential bonding
For animals’ safety and to prevent electrical interferences, carry
out equipotential bonding of all metal parts such as water pipe,
feeding station, race-way and automatic feeder. At the right of
the chassis, next to the power lead, is located the connection
screw for the equipotential bonding of the automatic feeder. It is
imperative to connect this screw to the local earth electrode via
Note : Please consider the documentation of the periph-
eral devices, if required.
Note : When recommissioning the automatic feeder, pro-
ceed as described in the chapter „Start-up“.