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3.5 Safety advices
Check always the condition of the system before you switch on the system. Examine
the supply pipes and insulations if there are leaks and damages. Operate the system
only if it is in proper and faultless shape.
Operate the system never:
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if there are malfunctions,
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if it is showing damage or
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after heavy transportation stress.
The system has to be constantly controlled when running to be able to recognize and
avoid dangerous situations. The system may not run if it is unsupervised.
Do never change, remove or close the safety valves inside the machine.
Danger!
Danger because of strong electromagnetical fields
(induction). For persons with pacemaker it is not
allowed to approach or to be near to the machine.
Warning!
Risk of burning on hot surfaces and hot metal
(until ~ 2100 °C). Wear always personal protective
equipment when you work with the machine.
Utmost caution during using graphite crucibles and
graphite molds. The heat of these parts is only
visible when the temperatures are over 500 °C.
Warning!
Maintenance and servicing of the machine only when the
system is disconnected from the mains supply. (Pull out mains
plug).
Danger!
Danger of burning. When you melt the metal without the supply
of protective gas a jet flame or a blow up can happen in the
moment you open the inductor chamber.
At temperatures exceeding 500 °C always use protective gas.
Use argon or nitrogen exclusively.