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DANGER
● Thisinstrumentisintendedonlyforuseinsinglephaseoperation
at230V+10% -15%AC phasetoearth orfor useinOLD-TT
systemphasetoneutral.
● Whenconductingtestsdonottouchanyexposedmetalwork
associatedwiththeinstallation.Suchmetalworkmaybecomelive
forthedurationofthetest.
● Whentesting,always besure tokeep yourfingers behindthe
safetybarriersonthetestleads.
● Besureto removethe testlead fromthe mainspower supply
promptlyaftermeasurement.Donotleavetheinstrument
connectedtothemainspowersupplyforalongtime.
WARNING
●
Never open the instrument case
-therearedangerousvoltages
present.Ifafaultdevelops,returntheinstrumenttoyourdistributor
forinspectionandrepair.
● Iftheoverheatsymbolappearsinthedisplay( )disconnectthe
instrumentfromthemainssupplyandallowtocooldown.
● Ifabnormalconditions ofanysort arenoted(such asa faulty
display,unexpected readings, brokencase, cracked testleads,
etc)donotusethetesterandreturnittoyourdistributorforrepair.
● Neverattempttousetheinstrumentiftheinstrumentoryourhand
iswet.
CAUTION
● Forthosetesterswithout theD-LOKcircuitry(models 4116A,
4118A)allRCD's(RCCB,ELCB)inthecircuitmustbeby-passed
forthedurationofthetest(exceptonloop-2000Ω range).
DonotoperatetheRCDTestButtonwiththeRCDby-passed.
● Duringtestingitispossiblethattheremaybeamomentary
degradationofthereadingduetothepresenceofexcessive
transientsordischargesontheelectricalsystemundertest.
Shouldthis be observed, the test mustbe repeated to obtain a
correctreading.Ifindoubt,contactyourdistributor.
● Use a damp cloth and detergent for cleaning the instrument. Do
notuseabrasivesorsolvents.