Operation Manual
Hardness Tester NOVOTEST T-UD3
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Repair operations covered by the NOVOTEST warranty must be made only by an authorized
NOVOTEST service center.
3.3.7 Other cases not covered by the warranty
The basic NOVOTEST warranty, the extended NOVOTEST warranty excludes NOVOTEST
responsibility for any unforeseen or consequential damage happened in the result of defect covered by
the above warranties. Such damages are (but are not limited to a list below):
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compensation for inconvenience, phone calls, storage and shipment of the device, loss of
profits or material damage;
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all warranties become invalid if the device is officially recognized as not subject to repair.
3.3.8 Guarantees and consumer legislation
The basic NOVOTEST warranty, the extended NOVOTEST warranty do not infringe user legal
rights granted by the sales contract, which is drafted for purchasing of the device from the
manufacturer or an authorized NOVOTEST dealer; as well as applicable local legislation that defines
the rules for the sale and servicing of consumer goods.
3.4 Maintenance of the device
This maintenance information is valid for all NOVOTEST products.
Maintenance of the device is performed during the entire service life and is divided into:
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preventive;
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planned.
Preventive maintenance is carried out not less than once per three months and includes external
inspection, clearing and greasing.
Planned maintenance is carried out by the manufacturer at least once a year and is a mandatory
requirement for maintaining the guarantee from the manufacturer.
It is very important to carry out its maintenance in a timely manner throughout the life of the
device. At the same time, it is necessary to follow the schedule presented in Table 3.2 (focusing on the
development of the device or the months of its operation, whichever comes first).
The specific list of operations performed during each maintenance depends on the model of the
device, as well as on the year of its production and the amount of operating time. An authorized
NOVOTEST service center will provide the user with information on the work to be performed when
servicing the device.
Records on the routine maintenance of the device are made in the SERVICE AND
MAINTENANCE RECORDS of the device. Information about maintenance is very important, it may
be needed to implement user rights to warranty repair of the device. Therefore, always check that at
the end of the maintenance period, authorized NOVOTEST service center has stamped SERVICE
AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS in the appropriate place under the record of the procedures
performed.
Table 3.2 - Maintenance schedule for NOVOTEST
Device
Maintenance schedule NOVOTEST
All models except those listed below
Annual maintenance is performed after one year
or 2,000 operating hours (whichever occurs first)
Portable hardness testers (Leeb, UCI,
Combined)
Annual maintenance is performed after one year
or 2,000 operating hours (whichever occurs first)