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Safety instructions 
3ADW000195R0501 DCS800 Service Manual e e 
Safety instructions 
 
What this chapter contains 
  This chapter contains the safety instructions you must follow when installing, 
operating and servicing the drive. If ignored, physical injury or death may follow, or 
damage may occur to the drive, the motor or driven equipment. Read the safety 
instructions before you work on the unit. 
 
To which products this chapter applies 
  The information is valid for the whole range of the product DCS800, the converter 
modules DCS800-S0x size D1 to D7, field exciter units DCF80x, etc. like the 
Rebuild Kit DCS800-R00-9xxx. 
 
Usage of warnings and notes 
  There are two types of safety instructions throughout this manual: warnings and 
notes. Warnings caution you about conditions which can result in serious injury or 
death and/or damage to the equipment, and advise on how to avoid the danger. 
Notes draw attention to a particular condition or fact, or give information on a 
subject. The warning symbols are used as follows: 
 
 
 
 
Dangerous voltage warning warns of high voltage which can cause 
physical injury or death and/or damage to the equipment. 
 
 
General danger warning warns about conditions, other than those 
caused by electricity, which can result in physical injury or death 
and/or damage to the equipment. 
 
 
Electrostatic sensitive devices warning warns of electrostatic 
discharge which can damage the equipment.