PerkinElmer RamanFlex 400, Getting Started Manual

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Safety Practices . 13
General Operating Conditions
The RamanFlex 400 and RamanFlex 400F spectrometers have been designed and tested in
accordance with PerkinElmer specifications and in accordance with the safety requirements
of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The RamanFlex 400 Series conforms
to IEC 61010-1 (Safety Requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use) as it applies to IEC Class 1 (earthed) appliances and therefore meets the
requirements of EC directive 2006/95/EC.
Only use the RamanFlex 400 Series indoors and under the following conditions:
Temperature 15 °C to 30 °C
Relative Humidity 75% maximum (non-condensing)
WARNING
If the equipment will be used at temperatures exceeding 35
o
C, we
recommend that you contact your PerkinElmer Service Representative
and request a visit to optimize the instrument performance for such
elevated temperatures.
Avoid any adjustment, maintenance or repair of the opened, operating instrument. If any
adjustment, maintenance or repair of the opened instrument is necessary, this must be done
by a skilled person who is aware of the hazard involved.
Whenever it is likely that the RamanFlex 400 Series instrument is unsafe, make it inoperative.
The RamanFlex 400 Series may be unsafe if it:
• Shows visible damage;
• Fails to perform the intended measurement;
• Has been subjected to prolonged storage in unfavorable conditions;
•
Has been subjected to severe transport stresses.