GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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General information
The unit fulfils the following safety standards:
DIN EN 61 010-1/03.94. VDE 0411 Part 1 / 03/94, E DIN VDE 0411 Part 111.
DIN 12 880 Part 1 /11.78 and DIN EN 60 335 -1, VDE 0700 Part 1
DIN EN 55 011 Part 3, DIN VDE 0875 Part 11 / 07. '92
"Q ' Always quote the data on the rating plate when requesting information or ordering spare
parts
Operating instructions
The operator must provide anybody working on or with this equipment with written instructions for
any operations to be performed. Such instructions must be easy to understand and must be
available in the language of the respective personnel (FRG: UW VBG 1 § 7 (2)).
• Log book
We recommend that a log book is kept, which records any tests and calibration operations
performed on the unit and any other work (repairs, modifications etc.).
Field of application
The unit has been designed as an item of laboratory equipment for technical applications.
• Heat treatment of samples or materials with operating temperatures of between
room temperature + approx. 20*C and 250 'C,
e.g. for drying, ageing, analysis, fusing, burning In, oxidizing, reducing, preheating, etc.
• Hot-air sterilization, sterilization by heating the article up to a temperature of at least 160 'C
(FRG: also refer to DIN 58 947).
Note. Th« ilerillzation temperature usually required in Ihe fleW of medical laboratory work l> 110 *C.
The unit has been designed for installation and operation in the following fields:
• Laboratories, e.g. in the commercial or industrial sector, schools, universities, hospitals and
biology
The unit is equipped with an independent overtemperature protection device, which means that it
does not require constant supervision.
The heating unit has been designed for continuous use.
Make sure that an adequate clearance is maintained between the inside walls of the inner
compartment and the loaded articles, and between the various layers of loaded articles, to
prevent uneven heating of the materials.
Protective gloves, goggles etc. must be made available to the operator because of the
potentially high operating temperatures.
The unit must not be used to dry or heat substances which may release combustible
gases or vapours into the atmosphere, which could bum or explode when mixed with air.
The heating unit is equally unsuitable for the heat treatment of combustible dusts or
fibrous materials.
Issue: May, 1994 50 042 750 5/34
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