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Do not dismantle the meter.
Never touch any parts inside the housing. Injury may result. Do not repair the meter yourself. Repairs may only be conducted by
appropriate
ly trained personnel. If the meter’s housing is damaged due to dropping or other external influences, remove the
rechargeable battery or power pack and contact your local dealer or GOSSEN Service for repair.
Avoid any and all contact with the liquid crystals.
If the display is damaged (e.g. broken), danger of injury due to contact with glass shards or discharge of liquid crystals exists. Make
sure that skin, eyes and mouth do not come into contact with the liquid crystals.
Be careful when handling rechargeable batteries.
Rechargeable batteries may leak or explode if handled incorrectly. Please adhere to the following safety precautions:
• Make sure that the meter is switched off before removing or inserting rechargeable batteries.
If the meter is used with a power pack, supply power must first be disconnected (pull the mains plug out of the electrical outlet).
• Only use rechargeable batteries which are recommended for this meter.
• Make sure that the rechargeable battery is correctly inserted.
• Never short-circuit rechargeable batteries, and never attempt to open a rechargeable battery.
• Do not expose rechargeable batteries to excessive heat or open fire.
• Do not expose rechargeable batteries to moisture and never immerse rechargeable batteries in water.
• After removing the rechargeable battery from the meter, close the battery compartment with the lid
(e.g. if the meter will not be used for a lengthy period of time).
• Never store rechargeable batteries together with metallic objects which might cause short-circuiting.
• Danger of leakage exists, especially in the case of empty rechargeable batteries. In order to prevent damage to the meter,
rechargeable batteries should be removed when fully depleted or in the case of lengthy periods of non-use.
• When not in use, rechargeable batteries should be stored in a cool place.
• Rechargeable batteries heat up during use and may become hot. Be careful not to burn yourself when removing rechargeable
batteries. Switch the meter off or wait until it has shut itself down, and then wait a bit longer until the rechargeable battery has
cooled down.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries which show any signs of damage such as discoloration or deformation of the housing.