Stahl SLE 3 - 1 Introduction; 1.1 General information on these operating instructions; 1.4 Disclaimer; Loss of warranty

1 Introduction
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BA_SLE3_EN.DOCX
1 Introduction
1.1 General information on these operating instructions
These operating instructions serve as safety manual in the sense of the safety standards
for functional safety of the SLE 3 electronic control unit for the manufacturer's hoists.
They are aimed at the manufacturers, operators, commissioning engineers and service
personnel of hoists.
They contain requirements and information on intended use of the safety-based control
unit.
They must be available to the technical personnel of the machine manufacturer or
machine operator during the complete period of use and be followed at all times for
assembly, electrical installation, configuration, commissioning, maintenance and diagno-
sis.
The safety instructions must be followed.
The chapter "Safety instructions" in the original operating instructions for the hoist
contains further requirements, and the chapter "Electrical installations" provides further
information and explanations, which must also be followed.
1.2 Contents of the operating instructions
These operating instructions contain information on the following subjects:
 Safety instructions
 Product and functional description
 Installation
 Commissioning and settings
 Testing
 Maintenance
 Error and warning messages, faults
 Decommissioning
 Technical data
 Approvals
The necessary expertise needed for planning and use of protective devices is not given
or imparted in the operating instructions.
1.3 Approvals / Test marks
See chapter - Technical data.
1.4 Disclaimer / Loss of warranty
The fundamental requirement for safe operation and achievement of the specified
product properties and performance features is:
 compliance with the operating instructions.
 Non-compliance will lead to a loss of liability and the warranty for the device and
hoist.