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FortheAVIDMonitortherearetwotemperatureclassesbetweenT1throughtoT5(T100°C)‐40°Cto+60°Cand
T1throughtoT6(T85°C)‐40°Cto+45°C
3.0Warnings.
NOTE:Beforeinstallationofthisproduct,pleaseensurethattheproductanditscertificationissuitableforthe
intendedapplication.
Iftheequipmentislikelytocomeintocontactwithaggressivesubstances,thenitistheresponsibilityoftheuser
totakesuitableprecautionsthatpreventitfrombeingadverselyaffected,thusensuringthatthetypeof
protectionprovidedbytheequipmentisnotcompromised.
Theinstallershallensurecompliancetothecertificateconditionsforeachofthecertifiedcomponentsinstalled:
i. Theterminalsshallonlybefittedwithwiresthathavecrosssectionalareafallingwithinthefollowinglimitations:
MK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Rigid:0.5mm2to2.5mm2,Flexible:0.5mm2to1.5mm2
Type262‐***Terminalstrip:0.2mm2to4mm2(single‐core,finelystranded,and
stranded).
Type07‐9702‐0*2*/****RangeConnectingTerminal:0.2mm2to2.5mm2(solid,fine‐strandedandmulti‐
stranded)
TerminalBlockKL‐*‐25‐400:Solid/Stranded:0.5mm2to2.5mm2,Flexible:0.5mm2to1.5mm2
ii. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Exceptwhenshowninacertificateasbeinginternalwiringofapparatus,not
morethanonesingleormultiplestrandleadshallbeconnectedintoeithersideofanyterminal,unlessmultiple
conductorshavebeenjoinedinasuitablemanner,e.g.twoconductorsintoasingleinsulatedcrimpedbootlace
ferrule.
iii. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Leadsconnectedtotheterminalsshallbeinsulatedfortheappropriate
voltageandthisinsulationshallextendtowithin1mmofthemetaloftheterminalthroat.
iv. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Allterminalscrews,usedandunused,shallbetighteneddowntobetween
0.4Nmand0.45Nm,
v. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:MK3/2andMK3/3terminalsshallbemountedinsuchawayastoprevent
anyrotationoftheterminalstripduringtighteningorlooseningoftheterminalscrews.Allotherlargerterminals
shallbemountedusingatleasttwoofthefixingholestopreventrotation.
vi. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Minimumcreepageandclearancedistancesbetweentheinstalledterminals
andadjacentconductive,equipment,enclosurewallsandcoversshallbe5mm,unlessQBcross‐connecting
combsareusedandareangleddownwards,inwhichcasethesevaluesarereducedto3.2mminbothcases.
vii. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:WhenQBcross‐connectingcombsareusedwiththeangledblackinsulation
inclinedupwards,themaximumvoltageratingattheterminalstripsisunchanged,butwhenthecombisangled
downwardsthevoltageratingisreducedto175Vmaximum‐seeabovepoint.
viii. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Wheretheprongofaninsulatingcombisusedinaterminalway,afurther
singleconductorof1.0mm2minimumcross‐sectionalareamaybeconnectedtothesameterminalwayontop
oftheprong.
ix. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Theinsideedgeoftheinsulationofthecombscross‐connectingarmshallbe
incontactwiththeterminalmolding.
x. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:Theterminalsshallonlybeinstalledandwiredwithcableinanambient
temperatureof‐10°Cto+80°C.
xi. ForMK3RangeofTerminalStrips:TheQBcross‐connectingcombsarelimitedtothesamecurrentratingasthe
terminalandshallnotbeusedwithcurrentsinexcessofthisvalue.
xii. Type262‐***Terminalstrip:Concerningtheuseofaccessoriestheinstructionsofthemanufacturershallbe
considered.
xiii. Type262‐***Terminalstrip:Whenfeed‐throughterminalswithearthing‐conductorterminalblocksare
mountedsidebyside,endcoverplatesoradaptorplatesaretobeprovided.