09 SAFETY NOTES
HANDBOOK_89
First check the following circumstances:
- Does the actuator the required version ( torque, protecon, voltage, swivel angle, etc.).
- Does the wiring acc. to the voltage (see diagram/type label).
- Is it possible to adjust the valve on the manual override.
- Switch from AUTO to MAN, move the handwheel/ handlever to synchronize the transmission then exit the adjust-
ment path manually and turn back to the starng posion. Then switch from MAN to AUTO and move the handlever/
hand wheel onesmore.
These safety instrucons are to be considered by any person concerned with the operaon, maintenance or repair of
the actuators. The proper and safe operaon requires proper transport, proper storage, mounng and careful operaon.
- Maintenance and repair work may only be performed by qualified personnel. When wiring electrical equipment the
applicable VDE and EVU regulaons are observed.
- Electrical protecon measures (grounding resistance, etc.) are to be checked.
- When working on the actuator or connected to these devices and system components, the supply voltage must be
switched off.
- Perform the installaon, repair work in compliance with the applicable statutory and professional safety and accident
prevenon regulaons!
- The safety aspects are always depending on the circumstances and the ming of the assembly, disassembly, adjust-
ment, commissioning and are therefore always to adapt to the applicaon.
Mounng:
- Switch off all equipment, machinery, equipment which is affected by the installaon or repair and disconnect the
equipment, machinery, plant, where appropriate, from the net!
Check whether the plant shut-down causes potenal danger ! Inform the shi foreman, safety engineer or the
conductor immediately to prevent a fault in the actuator, by run out or spilling of liquids or leakage of gases, with
suitable measures!
- Check the correct funcon of the safety devices (e.g. Emergency-Stop-Switch/Safety valves etc.)!
- Provide for adequate vibraon isolaon! Vibraons can cause damage depending on the type or resonance with the
actuator components. Be parcularly sensive to wearing parts such as potenometers, motors or electronic
components. The use in vibraon-prone environments has to be coordinated with the actuator manufacturer.
- When installed in wet environments and in areas with significant temperature changes in each case the built-in
control room heater has to be kept acvely aer the actuator is stopping in the end posion.
- Fireplaces, stoves, direct sunlight and other heat sources can emit large amounts of energy.
This heat radiaon should be avoided by appropriate shielding of the actuator.
Seng and Commissioning:
- Make sure that the starng or the test sengs on the actuator, no potenal hazards to personnel or the environment.
- If necessary, set up warning signs, so that unintenonal operaon is prevented.
- During commissioning of the electric part turn actuator manually or electrically, the posion of an aached valve is
changed. This allows the flow of gases, vapours, liquids, etc. are enabled or interrupted.
- Check that the valve is actually closed 100 percent when the controller signals the corresponding posion!
- Avoid being trapped by suitable measures that by moving parts limbs.
- The actuator may be used only for the purpose it was designed.
- Open the electric rotary actuator only so far as it is described in this documentaon.
- Before mounng the actuator is the ease of movement of the actuator to consider.
- All cables that are to be connected to the supply, before the electrical installaon.
- Upon compleon of maintenance or repair, check the correct funcon and possibly adhering to the target angular
posion of the actuator and the funcon of the adjusted to the angular posions switch.
- To clean the housing, do not use abrasive, corrosive or flammable cleaners or high-pressure cleaning equipment.