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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Electronic Ballast
ARRI EB MAX 1.8
1. General Remarks
Please read the following operating instructions very carefully before using the
Electronic Ballast (EB) the first time. They contain important information and
instructions for the safety, use and maintenance of the appliance. For your own
safety please follow all safety instructions and warnings.
Keep the operating instructions carefully in a safe place and pass them to any
future owner.
2. Important Safety
2.1 Warning - High voltages inside ballast! Danger to life!
Instructions
Disconnect EB from power supply before opening (pull out the line plug). Do not
pull on the connection cable, but on the plug, to disconnect the EB from mains.
Any repairs or changing of the line plug must only be carried out by qualified
personnel or ARRI-service departments.
2.2 The line plug must be suitable for the ballast input current (see max. current
in "Technical Data", page 21). When making connections be sure that the earth
conductor is made longer than the live or neutral conductors. This means that if
the cable is strained the earth conductor will be the last to be disconnected and
so you will not be electrocuted. National standards must be observed.
The cores in the main cable are colored in accordance with following code:
L2.0014189
L2.0014190
Protective earth:
green
green/yellow
Neutral:
white or gray
blue
Live (Phase):
black
brown
Before connecting the Electronic Ballast ensure that the power supply is
correctly wired. Do not use without adequate earth connection unless either an
isolation transformer or an earth-leakage trip is employed.
Always use AC/DC sensitive residual current protective devices (RCD type B).
Note: In order to avoid unwanted tripping due to leaking currents and transient
disturbances, care shall be taken that the collective leakage current of
equipment on the load side of a residual current device is less than 1/3 of its
rated residual current.
The typical leakage current of this device is 2.4 mA (according EN 60598-
1:1996, appendix G).
2.3 Lamphead must be disconnected from Electronic Ballast or Electronic
Ballast must be disconnected from mains before fitting or replacing a lamp.
2.4 The Electronic Ballast must be switched off before connecting or
disconnecting either head or supply cable. Do not use other than original ARRI
cables and connectors with permitted cross section of the leads. The ballast is
only suitable for specified ARRI lampheads (see fig. 1, page 23). Using other
than original ARRI cables or lampheads may cause injury to the user as well
and/or damage to the ballast.
2.5 The Electronic Ballast satisfies the standards of the recognized state of the
engineering and the pertinent safety regulation of DIN EN 60598/1 and DIN EN
60065 for electrical appliances.
