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1.4 General information
Safety information
In order to ensure a constant, ideal performance of the machine and to ensure safe
working conditions, the user is to observe the following safety measures:

The complete electrical wiring is to be performed only by qualified and specially
trained personnel.

Check the machine and the supply devices regularly on possible damages.

When opening cabinet/casings or when removing parts (exception: when this is
possible by hand), certain parts under electric power can cause danger. If opening
up the machine is necessary (before maintenance, change of machine settings,
repair or exchange of parts) the machine must be cut off the mains voltage. If
working on the opened machine is inevitable, only qualified trained personnel aware
of the danger caused hereby and aware of the relevant regulations may be
instructed to do this work.

Capacitors in the machine can still be charged even when the machine’s mains
supply is switched off.
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When it seems that the machine can no longer be worked safely it has to be taken
out of production and secured against further unintentional use. The following
incidents indicate that safe working is no longer possible:
- the machine is visibly damaged
- the machine does not function
- uncommonly heavy wear from transportation

The safety valves placed inside the machine casing may not be removed, closed or
altered in any way.
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As melted metal is processed with this machine (temperatures up to 1400 °C), the
utmost care and attention has to be applied when working with the VC400. The
following necessary safety clothing is principally to be worn:
- fireproof clothes,
- fireproof closed shoes,
- fireproof gloves and
- safety goggles.

Special caution is essential when working with graphite crucibles and graphite dies
because these are only visibly hot at temperatures above 500 °C!
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In commercial enterprises the regulations for the prevention of accidents of the
relevant authority for electrical machinery are to be followed.