General Safety & Care Information
1.1 Who Can Use This Equipment
• This equipment must only be used by people suitably trained in the use of pipe
and cable locators.
1.2 Work-site Safety
• Use your companies, or other applicable safety code and rules when using this
equipment.
• Unless having the required authorization, license and appropriate training – do
NOT make connections to any pipe, cable or conductor.
• The equipment should not come in contact with corrosive or hazardous chemicals,
or gases, dust.
• Do NOT directly connect this equipment to cables or pipes that have a potential
difference to ground of greater than 25V AC.
1.3 Equipment Safety
• Do NOT open the enclosures (housings) of either the transmitter or receiver.
• Placethegroundstakermlyinthegroundbeforeconnectingthecablefromthe
transmitter.
• Do NOT hold any uninsulated portion of the connection leads & clips when the
transmitter is switched on.
1.4 Batteries and Environmental Safety
Vivax-Metrotech products use four types of batteries:
• Alkaline batteries
• Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) batteries – rechargeable
• Lithium-ion batteries – rechargeable
• Lithium metal batteries – (small non rechargeable button cells for “clock”
applications)
1.4.1
Alkaline Batteries (Non Rechargeable)
• Whenreplacingthealkalinebatteries–useonlythesizeandtypespecied–do
NOT mix battery types (rechargeable and alkaline).
• Do NOT mix partially discharged and fully charged cells in the same battery pack
– do NOT mix old with new.
• Never attempt to charge alkaline batteries.
1.4.2
Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries (Rechargeable)
• When using rechargeable batteries, use only the correct charging device supplied
or specified by the manufacturer. The battery pack or the battery charger will
contain circuitry to manage the charging process – other chargers (even if they
have the same connector, polarity, voltage & current rating will not have the
same control circuitry and can cause damage to the product, overheating, and in
extremecasesreorharmtotheindividual.
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