Olympus BH-2 BHT - Safety Ground Connection for AC Inlet Jack

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Figure5–LampHousePluggedintoJ103ofBHT/BHTUElectricalBase(100/115VVersion)
WiththeAClinecordunpluggedfromthewallreceptacleandwiththeAC powerswitchonthefrontoftheunitinthe
OFFposition,plugthelinecordintotheACinletjackon
therearofthebase.Exerciseextremecautionfromthispoint
forward,aspotentiallylethallinevoltagewillbepresentatvariousexposedpointswithintheelectricalbase.Plugthe
AC line cord into a properly grounded AC receptacle.The electronics may now be operated as necessary for
troubleshootingpurposes.
Never operatethe microscope if the chassis bonding screw forthe ground (center) pin of
theACinletjackislooseormissing,orifthewiretothislugiscutordamaged(seeFigure6).Thesearecriticalsafety
componentsandarenecessarytoensurethatthechassisof
themicroscopeis alwaysatasafepotentialintheeventof
anyelectricalfaultswithintheequipment.
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Figure6‐SafetyGroundConnectionforACInletJackofBHT/BHTUElectricalBase(100/115VVersion)