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Safety Information
Warning
Warnings alert you to a possibility of
personal injury.
Caution
Cautions alert you to a possibility of
damage to the equipment.
Note
Notes alert you to pertinent facts and
conditions.
Hot Surface
Hot surfaces alert you to a possibility
of personal injury if you come in con-
tact with a surface during use or for a
period of time after use.
Alert Signals
Your Thermo Scientific MaxQ Mini 4450 Shakers have
been designed with function, reliability, and safety in mind.
It is your responsibility to install it in conformance with
local electrical codes. For safe operation, please pay
attention to the alert signals throughout the manual.
This manual contains important operating and safety infor-
mation. The user must carefully read and understand the
contents of this manual prior to the use of this equipment.
Warning
•
Do not modify construction and/or assembly of
equipment.
•
Do not remove tags, labels, decals or other infor-
mation from the unit.
•
Stand clear of equipment when it is operating.
•
If shaking action will result in the evolution of
gases or fumes, carry out the operation in a
well-ventilated laboratory hood.
•
Do not use equipment for other than its intended
purpose use only the accessories and attach-
ments that are shipped with the equipment or
are specified for it. Substituting other attach-
ments or accessories can produce hazards or
make the unit inoperative.
•
Perform regular maintenance service as speci-
fied in this manual and keep unit in good repair.
Do not operate with known defects.
•
Do not use the shaker to mix flammable materi-
als or where the transfer of mechanical energy
to glass could cause glass breakage.
Electric Shock
Cautions you to risks of electric shock.