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 Recycling
 
Safety Inspections 
  If there is any indication that safe opera-
tion of the balance is no longer warranted: 
t
 Disconnect the equipment from the 
AC power: Unplug the power cord.
>  Lock the balance in a secure place to 
ensure that it cannot be used for the time 
being
  Inform Sartorius Service Center. 
Maintenance and repair work may only be 
carried out by trained service technicians.
  We recommend that the device be 
inspected by a certified electrician 
at regular intervals, according to the 
following checklist:
–  Insulating resistance > 7 megaohms 
measured with a constant voltage of at 
least 500 V at a 500 kohm load
–  Leakage current: < 0.05 mA measured 
with a properly calibrated multimeter
  Recycling
  The packaging is made of environ mentally 
friendly materials that can be used as 
secondary raw materials. If you no longer 
need this packaging, bring it to your 
local recycling and waste disposal facility 
according to the regulations applicable in 
your country .
 
(Contract number D-59101-2009-1129). 
Otherwise you should dispose of the 
material in accordance with the waste
 
disposal regulations that are applicable 
in your area.
 
The equipment, including 
accessories and batteries, does 
not belong in your regular 
household waste. The EU legis-
lation requires its Member 
States to collect electrical and
 
electronic equipment and disposed of it 
separately from other unsorted municipal 
waste with the aim of recycling it. 
  For more information regarding disposal 
and recycling, please contact our local 
service representatives. Our partners 
listed on the following website will also 
be able to provide assistance within the 
EU: 
1)  Go to http://www.sartorius.com.
2)  Select the “Services" tab.
3)  Then select “Disposal Information".
4)  Addresses for the local Sartorius 
disposal contacts can be found in the 
PDF files available for download on this 
page.
Sartorius will not take back 
equipment contaminated with 
hazardous materials (ABC 
contamination) – either for repair 
or disposal.
Service address disposal:
Please refer to our website (www.sartorius.
com) or contact the Sartorius Service 
Center for more detailed information 
regarding repair service addresses or the 
disposal of your device.