GE Moisture Image 1 Series, Programming Manual

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CERT-ATEX-C 7/16/03
ATEX COMPLIANCE
We, GE Panametrics
221 Crescent Street, Suite 1
Waltham, MA 02453
U.S.A.
as the manufacturer, declare under our sole responsibility that the product
Moisture Image Series 1 Analyzer
to which this document relates, in accordance with the provisions of ATEX Directive 94/9/EC Annex II,
meets the following specifications:
1180
II 1 G EEx ia IIC (-20°C to +50°C)
BAS01ATEX7097
Furthermore, the following additional requirements and specifications apply to the product:
• Having been designed in accordance with EN 50014 and EN 50020, the product meets the fault
tolerance requirements of electrical apparatus for category “ia”.
• The product is an electrical apparatus and must be installed in the hazardous area in accordance with
the requirements of the EC Type Examination Certificate. The installation must be carried out in
accordance with all appropriate international, national and local standard codes and practices and site
regulations for flameproof apparatus and in accordance with the instructions contained in the manual.
Access to the circuitry must not be made during operation.
•
Only trained, competent personnel may install, operate and maintain the equipment.
• The product has been designed so that the protection afforded will not be reduced due to the effects of
corrosion of materials, electrical conductivity, impact strength, aging resistance or the effects of
temperature variations.
• The product cannot be repaired by the user; it must be replaced by an equivalent certified product.
Repairs should only be carried out by the manufacturer or by an approved repairer.
• The product must not be subjected to mechanical or thermal stresses in excess of those permitted in
the certification documentation and the instruction manual.
• The product contains no exposed parts which produce surface temperature infrared, electromagnetic
ionizing, or non-electrical dangers.