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Safety Information
Important Notice
Please check that your Linkam equipment has not been damaged during transport.
If there is any evidence of external damage to the electrical items:-
do not connect the power cord or switch the unit on.
Contact Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd or their appointed distributor immediately. Your warranty may be
impaired if Linkam is not informed of any transport damage within 7 working days of delivery.
Requirements for Safe Use
1. Read all of this guide before using the equipment. Save these instructions for later use.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on any of your Linkam equipment, or
contained within the manuals.
3. If for any reason the mains fuse needs to be replaced then it must be replaced by one of the same type and
rating as shown in the equipment ratings.
4. To prevent electric shock, do not remove the cover of the equipment.
5. Never use the equipment if the power cord has been damaged. Do not allow any heavy objects to rest on
the power cord. Never lay the power cord on the floor.
6. The mains cord set is the overall disconnect and must remain accessible.
7. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the
equipment may be impaired.
8. Do not obstruct any ventilation holes. Do not attempt to insert anything into these
openings. Provide adequate ventilation of at least 75mm all around the equipment.
9. Do not expose the equipment to water. If for any reason it gets wet, then remove the power cord from the
mains outlet and contact Linkam Scientific Technical Support.
10. The equipment is not intended to be used outdoors.
11. Each product is equipped with a 3-wire grounded (earth) power plug or a free-end 3 wire power cord. The
plug only fits into a grounded-type outlet. The free-end power cord should be connected to a correctly
grounded 3-wire power outlet. Do not defeat the purpose of the grounded (earth) type plug.
Free - end power cords are colour coded as follows:-
Colour
Function
Brown
Live
Blue
Neutral
Green/Yellow
Earth (Ground)
12. The power cord must be an appropriately rated and approved cord-set for the country it is being used in.
13. If any problems occur then remove the power cord from the mains outlet and contact Linkam
Scientific Technical Support.
14. NO attempt should be made to repair or modify the equipment in any way, as there are no user
replaceable parts. Any servicing should be carried out by qualified service personnel. Do not remove the
cover from the equipment unless the power cord has been removed from the mains outlet.
15. After servicing the safe state of the equipment must be checked.
Caution Labels and Indicators
This safety symbol on the back panel warns the user :
Do not to make or remove any connections while the unit is powered on.
Do not to remove the cover.
Servicing should only be done by qualified service personnel.
This safety symbol is seen on the back panel of the equipment and warns the user:
To avoid electric shock the power cord protective grounding conductor must be
connected to earth or ground.
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