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FunctionTests
ServiceManualC91/D91 enVersion1.0
Protectiveearthcont inuitytest(1)
Whatcoffeemachinemodelhastobetest
edandwhen?
Thistestisnecessary
forclass1equipment(threewirepower
cordwithprotectiveearth)
afterarepairwheneverthehousingwas
openedandforexampleageneraldisas
semblywasperformed.
Thereforeallcoffeemachinemodelshaveto
betestedafteropeningthehousing,except
countryspecificmodelswithoutaprotective
earthconnection.
General
Legalregulation
Incaseofarepair/modificationofthecoffee
machine,therepaircentreisboundbylawto
protecttheuser/consumerby
restoringtheregularconditionoftheappli
anceand
performingtherespectivetestsaccording
toE N/IEC603351“Safetyofhousehold
andsimilare lectricalappliances”and
nationalregulations(e.g.DINVDE0701).
Description
Protectiveearthcontinuitymeasurementsare
madebetweentheprotectiveearthterminalof
thepowerplugand
thethermoblock,
allconductive,touchablepartsofthecoffee
machinewheredangerousvoltagecould
occurifthebasicinsulationwastofail.
Thistestassuresthat
theground(earth)connectiondoesnot
haveaninterruptionbetweenthepower
plugandthethermoblock
thepermissiblegroundresistanceisless
than0.3Ohms(withatestcurrentof
200 mADC).
Testequipment
Specialtestequipmentisneededthat
complieswiththeregulationstoperform
protectiveearthcontinuitymeasurements.
Detailedrequirementsandtolerancesmustbe
verifiedbyyourlocalauthoritiesormeasure
mentsupplierinanycase.
Ask
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forrecommenda
tionsabouttestequipment.
Testreport
Forlegalreasonsarepairortestreportshould
bepreparedandfiledwithfollowinginforma
tion
customer(name,address)
typeandserialnumberofcoffeemachine
dateofrepair/test(s)
performedtest(s)/measuringvalue(s)
usedtestequipment
signature
Testsequence
Dangerofelectrocution!
Donotpluginthecoffeemachine
duringtheprotectiveearthconti
nuitytest.
Readandobservesafetyinstruc
tionsinusermanualoftestequip
ment.
Thistestsequenceisnotapplicable
forcoffeemachineswithtwowire
powercords(withoutgroundpin).
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