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Electrostatic Discharge Awareness
All electronic equipment is static-sensitive, some components more than others. To protect these components
from static damage, you must take special precautions to minimize or eliminate electrostatic discharges.
Follow these precautions when working with or near the control.
1.
Before doing maintenance on the electronic control, discharge the static electricity on your body to ground by
touching and holding a grounded metal object (pipes, cabinets, equipment, etc.).
2.
Avoid the build-up of static electricity on your body by not wearing clothing made of synthetic materials. Wear cot-
ton or cotton-blend materials as much as possible because these do not store static electric charges as much as
synthetics.
3.
Keep plastic, vinyl, and Styrofoam materials (such as plastic or Styrofoam cups, cup holders, cigarette packages,
cellophane wrappers, vinyl books or folders, plastic bottles, and plastic ash trays) away from the control, the mod-
ules, and the work area as much as possible.
4.
With the opening of the unit the guarantee expires!
Do not remove the printed circuit board (PCB) from the control cabinet unless absolutely necessary. If you must re-
move the PCB from the control cabinet, follow these precautions:
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Make sure that the unit is completely de-energized (all connectors have to be pulled off).
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Do not touch any part of the PCB except the edges.
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Do not touch the electrical conductors, the connectors, or the components with conductive units or with your
hands.
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When replacing a PCB, keep the new PCB in the plastic antistatic protective bag it comes in until you are
ready to install it. Immediately after removing the old PCB from the control cabinet, place it in the antistatic pro-
tective bag.
