G
SAFETY WARNINGS
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Safety Warnings
and
Precautions
must be read and understood
before the instrument is used. They
must
be observed during use.
■
The circuit under test must be switched off, de-energised and
isolated before
test connections are made when carrying out insulation
and continuity tests.
■
Continuity of protective conductors and earthed equipotential bonding
of new or modified installations
must
be verified
before
carrying out
an earth fault loop impedance test, or RCD test.
■
Circuit connections and exposed metalwork of an installation or
equipment under test
must not
be touched.
■
The live circuit warning and Automatic discharge are additional safety
features and
should not
be regarded as a substitute for normal safe
working practices.
■
Do not move
the rotary switch positions while a test is in progress.
■
The LCD ‘neon’ voltage indicators cannot reveal a Neutral - Earth
reversal. They
cannot
be relied upon to identify circuit correctness and
are for guidance only.
■
After insulation tests, capacitive circuits must be allowed to discharge
before
disconnecting test leads.
■
The instrument should
not
be used if any part of it is damaged.
■
Test leads, probes and crocodile clips
must
be in good order, clean
and with no broken or cracked insulation.
■
Ensure that hands remain behind guards of probes/clips when testing.
■
U.K. Safety Authorities recommend the use of fused test leads when
measuring voltage on high energy systems.
■
Replacement fuses
must
be of the correct type and rating. Failure to fit
the correctly rated fuse will result in damage to the instrument in the
event of an overload.
NOTE
THE INSTRUMENT MUST ONLY BE USED BY SUITABLY TRAINED AND
COMPETENT PERSONS
Users of this equipment and/or their employers are reminded that Health
and Safety Legislation requires them to carry out valid risk assessments of
all electrical work so as to identify potential sources of electrical danger
and risk of electrical injury such as inadvertent short circuits.
Where the assessments show that the risk is significant then the use of
fused test leads constructed in accordance with the HSE guidance note
GS38 'Electrical Test Equipment for use by Electricians' should be used.
Symbols used on the instrument are:
F
Caution: risk of electric shock
G
Caution: refer to accompanying notes
t
Equipment protected throughout by Double Insulation (Class II)
c
Equipment complies with current EU directives.
Equipment must not be connected to installations >500 V.
G
>500V
