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4 Power supply
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Power supply
This device can be operated using:
● Disposable (non-rechargeable) alkaline batteries
●
Rechargeable NiMH batteries
The device comes with nickel metal hydride rechargeable batter-
ies. The corresponding settings are stored.
A
WARNING! Risk of explosion from leaking batteries
Leaking electrolyte can reduce the creepage distance
and air gaps between the poles. This may mean that the
batteries no longer meet the required standards.
●
Replace leaking batteries immediately.
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Clean the battery compartment (and, if necessary, the
device) before inserting the new disposable/recharge
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able batteries.
4.1
Suitable disposable/rechargeable battery types
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WARNING! Risk of explosion due to unsuitable bat-
teries
To ensure that the device remains explosion-proof in ac-
cordance with /16/, only certain disposable/rechargeable
batteries may be used.
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Only use batteries supplied by SEWERIN. Other dis-
posable/rechargeable batteries, which have not been
supplied by SEWERIN, may only be used if they meet
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In each battery compartment use only batteries that are
identical with respect to type (disposable or recharge-
able), capacity and manufacturer.