Chatillon DFS II User Manual

DF II Series User Manual 3
ICONS
WARNING
The raised hand icon warns of a situation or condition that may lead to personal injury
or death. Do not proceed until the warning is read and thoroughly understood.
Warning messages are shown in bold type.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE
The lightning icon warns of the presence of an uninsulated dangerous voltage within
theproductenclosurethatmightbeofsufcientmagnitudetocauseseriousshocks
ordeath.Neveropentheenclosuresunlessyouareanauthorizedandqualied
Chatillon® service personnel. Never open any enclosure when power is connected to
the system or its components.
CAUTION
The exclamation point icon indicates a situation or condition that may lead to equip-
ment malfunction or damage. Do not proceed until the caution message is read and
thoroughly understood. Caution messages are shown in bold type.
NOTE
The note icon indicates additional or supplementary information about the action,
activity or concept. Notes are shown in bold type.
CAUTION
HIGH FORCES ARE OFTEN INVOLVED WITH THE
MATERIAL TESTING PROCESSES.
THE PRODUCT IS NORMALLY USED UNDER BAT
-
TERY POWER. HOWEVER, MAINS POWER MAY BE
USED.
IF THE EQUIPMENT IS USED IN A MANOR NOT
SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THE
PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE EQUIPMENT MAY
BE IMPAIRED.
TO MAINTAIN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SPECIFICATION,
ONLY AMETEK® APPROVED ACCESSORIES,
CONNECTIONS AND COMPONENTS SHOULD BE
USED.
STRICTLY ADHERE TO ALL SPECIFIED SAFETY
PROCEDURES
READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.
General Safety
General safety precautions must be followed when
using this Chatillon® product. Failure to observe
precautions and warnings may result in damage to
the equipment, or injury to personnel.
It is understood that safety rules within companies
vary.Ifaconictexistsbetweenthematerialcon-
tained in all Chatillon® User’s Guides and the rules
of a company using a Chatillon® product, the more
stringent rules should take precedence.
Safety Considerations
The DF II Series is completely enclosed and pro-
vides no potentially hazardous outputs. Safety
considerations are related to the power connections
and physical mountings.
Electronic and mechanical components housed
within the DF II Series covers are to be serviced by
authorized Chatillon® representatives only.
Whendesigningcustomxturesensurethe
loadratingofthecustomxturesexceed
the load rating of the load cell in the force
gauge being used. i.e. If the load cell is rated for
100LBFthecustomxturesshouldhaveaload
rating greater than 100 LBF.

Chatillon DFS II Specifications

General

Brand	Chatillon
Model	DFS II
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English