Burkert 8791 - Special Conditions of Use

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Particular safety instructions
BVS 16 ATEX E 118 X
DANGER!
To prevent the risk of explosion, observe not only the safety
instructions in the operating instructions for operation in the
potentially explosive atmosphere, but also the following:
▶ Specicationsonthetypelabelconcerningtemperatureclass,
ambienttemperature,degreeofprotectionandvoltage.
▶ Do not use device in areas where there is gas or dust with a
lower ignition temperature than indicated on the type label.
▶ Installation,operationandmaintenancemaybeperformedby
qualiedtechniciansonly.
▶ Observetheapplicablesafetyregulations(alsonationalsafety
regulations)aswellasthegeneralrulesoftechnologyforcon-
struction and operation.
▶ Donotrepairthedeviceyourself,butreplaceitwithanequiva-
lentdevice.Repairsmaybeperformedbythemanufacturer
only.
▶ Do not expose the device to any mechanical and/or thermal
loads which will exceed the limits described in the operating
instructions.
▶ Use only cable and line entry points which have been approved
for the respective application area and which have been
screwed into place according to the associated installation
instructions.
▶ Thecableglandsmaybeusedfortheinsertionofpermanently
installed cables and lines only.
▶ Close all unnecessary cable glands with lock screws approved
forthepotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.
▶ Use pre-assembled cable glands according to the installa-
tioninstructionssuppliedbytheglandmanufacturer.Before
start-up in the potentially explosive atmosphere, check
whether the cable gland, as described in the associated
installation instructions, has been installed.
4.1 Special conditions of use
▶ Do not use the device in dust atmospheres in which inten-
sive charging processes can be expected.
▶ Usethedeviceonlyinanareawithatleastdegreeofsoil-
ing2,asdenedinIEC60994-1.
▶ Ensure that the transient protection has been set to a value
whichdoesnotexceed140%ofthemeasuredpeakvoltage
valueatthesupplyconnectionsofthedevice.
▶ Ifdevicesfeatureacircularplugconnection(multipole),the
mating plug will be provided by the end user and is not an
objectoftheapproval.Thematingplugmustsatisfythe
relevantrequirementsoftheIEC60079-0,IEC60079-7and
IEC60079-31andmusthaveatleasthousingdegreeof
protection IP65 according to IEC 60529.
▶ Ifdevicesfeatureacircularplugconnection(multipole),use
aspeciallockingclipwhichpreventstheplugfrombeing
loosened without a tool.
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