TAU STERIL
N° 11 - Rev. 3 03/02/20
User Manual
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1.8 Safety Devices
Electrical safety
Thermal protection
Mechanical protection
Thermal protection accessories
Description
Effect
The vacuum pump and the small water pumps have dual
protection: software and electronic protection components.
The supply to the components is shut off (alarm indication)
to permit the intervention of technical assistance.
Protection fuses (delay) to protect the device from any
short-circuit in the appliance.
General shut-off of the electrical power supply.
Protection of the electronics card against any short-circuit:
the transformer and the whole low-voltage electric circuit
are equipped with automatic protection.
Shut-off of one or more low-voltage circuits.
Description
Effect
Resettable safety thermostat to protect the sterilisation
chamber heating element.
Shut-off of supply to the sterilisation chamber heating ele-
ment.
Resettable safety thermostat to protect the steam genera-
tor.
Shut-off of supply to the steam generator heating element.
Thermal protection of the appliance to prevent overheating
(before during and after the
start of the sterilisation cycle).
Warning message; use of the machine is prevented in or-
der to protect both the operator and the device.
Description
Effect
Safety micro-switch on the door (authorisation): authoris-
es the motor to close the door. Message with signal .
(see section 4.8)
Message and signal authorising the start of the motor for
closing the door.
Safety micro-switch on the door (closure): ensures the
door is correctly closed. Message with signal .
(see section 4.8)
Message and signal if door not correctly closed.
Safety micro-switch on the door (opening): ensures the
door is correctly opened. Message with signal.
(see section 4.8)
Message and signal if door not correctly opened.
Safety pressostat to prevent any accidental opening of the
door (during operating phase): locks the door.
Prevents the
motor from starting during operation of the
autoclave.
Description
Effect
Handle for withdrawal of trays in order not to touch the
hot parts inside the machine (Appendix 9)
Avoids any burns during the machine loading and un-
loading phases.
