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Maintenance
26 Switchgear recycling
The switchgear is an environmentally compatible product.
The switchgear can be disposed of in environmentally compatible manner in compliance
with existing legislation. Always observe the local laws, regulations, guidelines and
standards for work, health and environmental protection.
The components of the switchgear should be recycled in an environmentally compatible
way by dismantling into sorted scrap and residual mixed scrap. For this purpose,
evacuate the SF
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gas professionally and have it recycled.
The switchgear mainly consists of the following materials:
• Galvanized steel (enclosure and operating mechanisms)
• Stainless steel (vessel)
• Copper (conductor bars)
• Silver (contacts)
• Cast-resin epoxy (bushings and post insulators)
• Plastic material (arcing chamber and fuse tripping mechanism)
• Sulphur hexafluoride (SF
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)
• Silicone rubber
The switchgear does not contain hazardous materials.
Auxiliary devices such as short-circuit indicators, relays, instruments, etc., should be
disposed of as electronic scrap.
Batteries have to be disposed of professionally.
As for disposal of SF
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gas and further information, please contact Siemens Service (see
“Field Service Operation” on page 6).
27 Help
Should these operating instructions not answer all your questions about installation,
operation and servicing of your SIMOSEC switchgear, please contact your Siemens
sales partner.
Reporting faults
Should an operational fault have occurred on your SIMOSEC switchgear, which you
cannot clear by yourself according to the information given in these operating
instructions, please contact Siemens Service immediately (see “Field Service
Operation” on page 6).
Please provide to following data to help us in answering the issue.
• Type, serial and panel number of the switchgear (see rating plate)
• Precise description of the fault (e.g. with a copy of the associated page of these
instructions, photos, drawings, sketches or circuit diagrams).
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