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0 Important Safety Information 5
Explanation of Warning Symbols 5
0.1 Mechanical Hazards 7
0.2 Electrical Hazards 8
0.3 Thermal Hazards 9
0.4 Hazards Caused by Materials and Substances 9
0.5 Ignition Risk 11
0.6 Noise Hazard 11
0.7 Risk of Pump Damage 12
SP 250 ATEX Category 3i (inside) Vacuum Pump 14
Classification and Marking of the Pump 14
Areas of Application 15
Safety Measures 18
1 Description 20
1.1 Design and Function 20
1.2 Technical Data 23
1.2.1 Technical Data of the SP-Guard Monitoring System 24
1.2.2 Technical Data of the Solenoid Gas Ballast Valve 24
1.2.3 Technical Data of the Purge Gas Facility 25
1.3 Supplied Equipment 27
1.4 Built-in Accessories 28
1.5 Accessories 30
1.6 Wearing Parts and Original Spare Parts 30
2 Transport and Storing 31
2.1 Pumps with Castors 32
2.2 Storing the Pump 32
3 Installation 33
3.1 Placement 33
3.1.1 Floor 33
3.1.2 Air Cooling and Pump Covers 33
3.1.3 Ambient Conditions 34
3.2 Conforming Utilisation 34
3.3 Connection to the System 35
3.3.1 Connections at the Intake Side 36
3.3.2 Connections at the Delivery Side (Exhaust 36
3.4 Electrical Connection 37
3.4.1 Motor Protection 37
3.4.2 Star/Delta Start-up Circuit 38
3.4.3 Soft Start 38
3.4.4 Mains Connection 38
3.4.5 Power Failure 42
3.4.6 Operation with a Frequency Converter (FC Operation) 42