TSI Instruments SidePak AM520, User Manual

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Safety Information xiii
W A R N I N G
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DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONNECT THE USB
INTERFACE IN A HAZARDOUS AREA
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DO NOT OPEN WHEN AN EXPLOSIVE
ATMOSPHERE IS PRESENT
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EXPLOSION HAZARD
– SUBSTITUTION OF
COMPONENTS MAY IMPAIR INTRINSIC SAFETY
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POTENTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING
HAZARD
– SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL
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THE EFFECT OF THE INTERNAL LASER ON
GAS/PARTICLE MIXTURES HAS NOT BEEN
EVALUATED
W A R N I N G
The safety of any system incorporating an AM520i/AM520 is the
responsibility of the assembler of the system.
Instructions Specific to Hazardous Area Installations
[in accordance with IEC 60079-0:2011 clause 30 (AM520i only)]
The following instructions relevant to safe use in a hazardous area
apply to equipment covered by certificate numbers IECEx SIR
18.0043X, IECEx SIM 19.0009X, and Sira 18ATEX2150X.
1. The certification marking is as follows:
Ex ia IIC T4 Ga (Protection method markings)
0°C to +50°C (Ambient Temperature Range)
AM520i (Model Number)
TSI Incorporated
(Manufacturer’s Name)
500 Cardigan Rd,
(Manufacturer’s Address)
Shoreview, MN
55126-3996, USA
520iYYWWNNN (S/N with Year/Week of Manufacture)
2. The equipment may be used in Zones 0, 1 & 2 with flammable
gases and vapors with apparatus groups IIA, IIB & IIC and with
temperature classes T1, T2, T3, T4.
3. The equipment may be used in mines susceptible to firedamp
with apparatus group I.