2 ACH580 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
Safety instructions
Safety instructions
These are the safety instructions which you 
must obey when you install and operate the 
drive and do maintenance on the drive. If you 
ignore the safety instructions, injury, death or 
damage can occur.
Use of warnings and notes in this 
manual
Warnings tell you about conditions which can 
cause injury or death, or damage to the 
equipment. They also tell you how to prevent 
the danger. Notes draw attention to a partic
ular 
condition or fact, or give information on a 
subject.
The manual uses these warning symbols: 
General safety in installation, 
start-up and maintenance
These instructions are for all personnel that 
install the drive and do maintenance work on it.
WARNING! Obey these instructions. If 
you ignore them, injury or death, or 
damage to the equipment can occur.
• Use safety shoes with a metal toe cap to 
avoid foot injury. Wear protective gloves and 
long sleeves. Some parts have sharp edges.
• Handle the drive carefully.
• Frames R5…R9: Lift the drive with a 
lifting device. Use the lifting eyes of the 
drive.
• Frames R5…R9: Do not tip the drive 
over. The drive is heavy and its center of 
gravity is high. An overturning drive can 
cause physical injury.
 
• Beware of hot surfaces. Some parts, such 
as heatsinks of power semiconductors, 
remain hot for a while after disconnection of 
the electrical supply.
• Keep the drive in its package or protect it 
otherwise from dust and burr from drilling 
and grinding until you install it.
• Vacuum clean the area below the drive 
before the start-up to prevent the drive 
cooling fan from drawing the dust inside the 
drive.
• Do not cover the air inlet and outlet when the 
drive runs.
• Make sure that there is sufficient cooling. 
See the 
ACH580 Hardware Manual 
(3AXD50000044839) for more information.
Electricity warning tells about hazards 
from electricity which can cause injury 
or death, or damage to the equipment. 
General warning tells about 
conditions, other than those caused by 
electricity, which can cause injury or death, 
or damage to the equipment.
Electrostatic sensitive devices 
warning tells you about the risk of 
electrostatic discharge which can cause 
damage to the equipment.
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