General Information; Safety Regulations - OHAUS ACHIEVER e-A51ST020 Guia Del Usuario

ACHIEVER TM Overhead Stirrers

1. General Information

Before using the unit, please read the following instruction manual carefully.
Do not dispose of this equipment as urban waste, in accordance with EEC
directive 2002/96/CE.
This unit must be used for laboratory applications indoor only. The
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manufacturer declines all responsibility for any use of the unit that does not
comply with these instructions. If the product is used in a not specified way by
the manufacturer or with not specified accessories, product's safety may be
compromised.
This unit has been designed and manufactured in compliance with the
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following standards:
- Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control
and for laboratory use: IEC/EN 61010-1 IEC/EN 61010-2-051
- Electrical equipment for laboratory use: UL 61010-1
- General requirement - Canadian electrical code: CAN/CSA-C22.2
No.61010-1
The EU Declaration of Conformity is available online at www.ohaus.com/ce.
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OHAUS reserves the right to modify the characteristics of its products with the
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aim to constantly improving their quality.
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Safety Regulations

The plug disconnects the instrument. Therefore, place the instrument where it
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can be quickly disconnected.
 The values indicated on the rating plate of the instrument must correspond to
those of the power supply.
Position the instrument on a flat surface, with a distance from the wall of 30 cm
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(at least).
Fasten the unit to the support rod (30586771) using the double clamp
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(30586773). Secure the receptacle using the ribbon clamp (30586774).
Safe working conditions are ensured only when the accessories described in
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the dedicated chapter are used.
The working speed set on the instrument must be such as to avoid wobbling
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and/or splashes.
Do not use with explosive or dangerous materials for which the equipment is
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not designed. The stirrer must not be used in explosive atmospheres, in bain-
marie or to stir harmful liquids prior using protective measures according to the
safety standards of the processed products and/or in force in the laboratories
including personal protective equipment and the presence of an extraction
hood which ensures at least 10-fold air change in accordance with the
standards EN 14175 and DIN 12924.
It is dangerous to run the unit with the stirring blade turning in free air. Always
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place the stirring shaft in the receptacle before turning the unit on.
 It is responsibility of the user appropriately decontaminate the instrument in
case of dangerous substances fall on or in it.
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