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Basic safety instructions
WARNING!
Risk of injury when opening the actuator!
Theactuatorcontainsatensionedspring.Iftheactuatoris
opened,thereisariskofinjuryfromthespringjumpingout!
▶ Theactuatormustnotbeopened.
Risk of injury from moving parts in the device!
▶ Donotreachintoopenings.
Danger due to loud noises.
▶ Dependingontheoperatingconditions,thedevicemaygenerate
loudnoises.Moredetailedinformationonthelikelihoodofloud
noisesisavailablefromtherelevantsalesoce.
▶ Wearhearingprotectionwheninthevicinityofthedevice.
CAUTION!
Risk of burns!
Thesurfaceofthedevicemaybecomehotduringlong-term
operation.
▶ Donottouchthedevicewithbarehands.
Leaking medium when the packing gland is worn.
▶ Regularlycheckreliefboreforleakingmedium.
▶ Ifthemediaishazardous,protecttheareasurroundingthedis-
chargepointagainstdangers.
General hazardous situations.
Topreventinjury,ensurethat:
▶ Thatthesystemcannotbeactivatedunintentionally.
▶ Installationandrepairworkmaybecarriedoutbyauthorized
techniciansonlyandwiththeappropriatetools.
▶ Afteraninterruptioninthepowersupplyorpneumatic
supply,ensurethattheprocessisrestartedinadenedor
controlledmanner.
▶ Thedevicemaybeoperatedonlywheninperfectcondition
andinconsiderationoftheoperatinginstructions.
▶ Observethesafetyregulationsspecictotheplantforapplica-
tionplanningandoperationofthedevice.
▶ Theplantoperatorisresponsibleforthesafeoperationandhan-
dlingoftheplant.
▶ Thegeneralrulesoftechnologyapplytoapplicationplanning
andoperationofthedevice.
To prevent damage to property of the device, ensure:
▶ Supplythemediaconnectionsonlywiththosemediawhichare
speciedasowmediainthechapterentitled“7Technicaldata”.
▶ Donotputanyloadsonthevalve(e.g.byplacingobjectson
itorstandingonit).
▶ Donotmakeanyexternalmodicationstothevalves.Donot
paintthebodypartsorscrews.
▶ Donottransport,installorremoveheavydeviceswithouttheaid
ofasecondpersonandusingsuitableauxiliaryequipment.
▶ The exhaust air may be contaminated with lubricants in the
actuator.