Gossen Metrawatt GmbH
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Safety Precautions
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Safety Instructions
Observe this documentation, in particular all included safety infor
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mation, in order to protect yourself and others from injury, and to
prevent damage to the instrument.
• Carefully and completely read and adhere to these operating
instructions.
The document can be found at http://www.gossenme
trawatt.com. Retain this document for future reference.
• Observe and comply with all safety regulations which are appli
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cable for your work environment.
• Wear suitable and appropriate personal protective equipment
(PPE) whenever working with the instrument.
• The instrument may only be operated by persons who are ca
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pable of recognizing contact hazards and taking the appropri
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ate safety precautions.
Touch hazards in accordance with the standard prevail any
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where, where dangerous voltages may occur.
Avoid working alone when taking measurements which involve
touch hazards. Be certain that a second person is present.
• Use only the specified accessories (included in delivery or
listed as optional) with the instrument.
• Carefully and completely read and adhere to the product docu
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mentation of the optional accessories. Retain these docu
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ments for future reference.
• The instrument may only be used as long as it’s in good work
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ing order.
Inspect the instrument before use. Pay particular attention to
damage, broken insulation or kinked cables.
• Accessories and cables may only be used as long as they’re
fully intact.
Inspect all cables and accessories before use. Pay particular
attention to damage, broken insulation or kinked cables.
• If the instrument or an accessory doesn’t function flawlessly,
remove it from operation and secure it against inadvertent use.
• If the instrument or accessory is damaged during use, e.g.
through falling, remove it from operation and secure it against
inadvertent use.
• Do not use the instrument after long periods of storage under
unfavorable conditions (e.g. humidity, dust or extreme tem
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perature).
• Do not use the instrument after extraordinary stressing due to
transport.
• Only use the instrument and the accessories in compliance
with the specified technical data and under the specified con
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ditions (ambient conditions, IP protection class, measuring cat
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egory, etc.).
• Do not use the instrument in potentially explosive atmo
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spheres.
• The instrument and the included accessories may only be
used for the tests/measurements described in the instrument‘s
documentation.
• Maximum allowable voltage between the voltage measuring
terminals, and between all connections and earth is 1000 V for
measuring category III, or 600 V for measuring category IV.
The METRAHIT EU PRO
/
E
SPECIAL
variant is an exception with
measuring category CAT III 600 V.
