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Your safety and the safety of others is extremely important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this
manual and on your product. Always read and obey safety
messages.
This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts
you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
The safety alert symbol and the words “DANGER”
and “WARNING” will preceed all safety messages.
These words mean:
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DANGER
You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow
instructions.
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WARNING
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow
instructions.
All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to
reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if
the safety instructions are not followed.
CODE SYMBOLS
Hazard.
Possible consequences: death or severe
injuries
Hazardous Situation.
Possible consequences: slight
or mild injuries
Dangerous Situation.
Possible consequences:
damage to the drive or the environment
Important instructions on protection against
explosion
Improper environment, installation and operation can result
in severe personal injury and/or damage to property.
Qualified personnel must perform all work to assemble,
install, operate, maintain and repair air motor.
Qualified personnel must follow:
• These instructions and the warning and information labels on the
motor.
• All other drive configuration documents, startup instructions and
circuit diagrams.
• The system specific legal regulations and requirements.
• The current applicable national and regional specifications
regarding explosion protection, safety and accident prevention.
Complete the following checklist prior to starting
installation in a hazardous area. All actions must be
completed in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU.
Checklist for installation in hazardous areas:
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Read air motor label to check that motor has been
designed for use in a hazardous application:
• Hazardous zone
• Hazardous category
• Equipment group
• Temperature class
• Maximum surface temperatures
Example:
Model designation: 1UP-NRV-10
Year manufactured: 2003
II 2GD
Ex h IIC T4 Gb
Ex IIIC T135°C Db
Benton Harbor, MI USA
Telephone: 269.926.6171
* Legend:
II: Equipment group II
2: Equipment category 2
G: Gas atmospheres
D: Dust atmospheres
b: EPL b.
Max. surface temp. 275ºF/135ºC
Ambient range (Ta) +1Cº to +40ºC (34ºF/104ºF)
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Check the site environment for potentially explosive oils,
acids, gases, vapors or radiation
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Check the ambient temperature of the site and the
ability to maintain proper ambient temperature.
Ambient range:
Non-hazardous conditions: 34ºF/1ºC to 250ºF/121ºC
Hazardous conditions: 34ºF/1ºC to 104ºF/40ºC
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Check the site to make sure that the air motor will be
adequately ventilated and that there is no external heat
input (e.g. couplings). The cooling air may not exceed
104ºF/40ºC.
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Check that products to be driven by the air motor meet
ATEX approval.
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Check that the air motor is not damaged.
INSTALLATION
Correct installation is your responsibility.
Make sure
you have the proper installation conditions.
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WARNING
Injury Hazard
Install proper guards around output shaft as needed.
Air stream from product may contain solid or liquid materi-
als that can result in eye or skin damage.
Wear eye protection when installing this product.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious
injury or property damage.
