Heiniger C12/C, Instruction Manual

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Instruction manual C12 7
2.4.3 Noise Emission / Personal Protective Equipment
Wear Ear Protectors!
Typical sound emissions when working are 84.3 dB(A). We recommend that ear protectors
should always be worn when working.
Wear Protective Goggles and Gloves!
For your personal protection we recommend that you wear protective goggles and gloves.
Personal protective equipment is to be provided by the operator.
2.4.4 Other Dangers
Should evidence of dangers or potential dangers, not directly related to the clipping of ani-
mals, occur during operation, we would ask you to inform us. This also applies to dangerous
technical deficiencies.
2.5 Essential Operator Skills
Operating the machine safely makes only small demands of the operator. However, it is essen-
tial that they are observed and carried out.
•฀ The฀operator฀must฀be฀experienced฀in฀handling฀the฀animals฀to฀be฀clipped.
•฀ The฀operator฀must฀have฀read฀and฀understood฀the฀instructions฀or฀have฀been฀instructed฀by฀an฀
expert in the machine’s use and have had the potential dangers explained.
Children are not permitted to operate the equipment.
3 Putting into operation
3.1 Controls and Operating Notes
There are dangers inherent in the improper use of electrical equipment, especially stockbree-
ding equipment! Therefore, before using the machine, you should observe the following acci-
dent-prevention measures:
•฀ Observe฀the฀advisory฀notes฀listed฀at฀2.4.1฀(power฀connections)
•฀ One฀or฀more฀lead฀storage฀batteries฀connected฀in฀parallel฀must฀be฀rated฀12V.฀When฀operating฀
the machine from several storage batteries simultaneously, they must only be parallel con-
nected and never in series. In case of doubt contact a specialist.
•฀ Avoid฀all฀contact฀with฀the฀moving฀clipper฀blades.
•฀ Even฀when฀the฀machine฀is฀switched฀off,฀do฀not฀handle฀the฀area฀of฀the฀clipper฀blades฀as฀long฀
as the machine is connected to a power source. Always disconnect the power supply first
when working on the clipper blades/clipper head.
•฀ Avoid฀touching฀any฀machine฀which฀is฀in฀contact฀with฀any฀liquids.฀Never฀clip฀wet฀animals.฀
Any liquid which has got into the machine will lower the electrical insulation. There is then
the danger of an electric shock or short circuit. Only clean the machine when dry using a
brush or the cleaning brush provided.