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Particular safety instructions
BVS 16 ATEX E 118 X
DANGER!
To prevent the risk of explosion, observe not only the safety
instructions in the operating instructions for operation in the
potentially explosive atmosphere, but also the following:
▶Specicationsonthetypelabelconcerningtemperatureclass,
ambienttemperature,degreeofprotectionandvoltage.
▶Do not use device in areas where there is gas or dust with a
lower ignition temperature than indicated on the type label.
▶Installation,operationandmaintenancemaybeperformedby
qualiedtechniciansonly.
▶Observetheapplicablesafetyregulations(alsonationalsafety
regulations)aswellasthegeneralrulesoftechnologyforcon-
struction and operation.
▶Donotrepairthedeviceyourself,butreplaceitwithanequiva-
lentdevice.Repairsmaybeperformedbythemanufacturer
only.
▶Do not expose the device to any mechanical and/or thermal
loads which will exceed the limits described in the operating
instructions.
▶Use only cable and line entry points which have been approved
for the respective application area and which have been
screwed into place according to the associated installation
instructions.
▶Thecableglandsmaybeusedfortheinsertionofpermanently
installed cables and lines only.
▶Close all unnecessary cable glands with lock screws approved
forthepotentiallyexplosiveatmosphere.
▶Use pre-assembled cable glands according to the installa-
tioninstructionssuppliedbytheglandmanufacturer.Before
start-up in the potentially explosive atmosphere, check
whether the cable gland, as described in the associated
installation instructions, has been installed.
4.1 Special conditions of use
▶Do not use the device in dust atmospheres in which inten-
sive charging processes can be expected.
▶Usethedeviceonlyinanareawithatleastdegreeofsoil-
ing2,asdenedinIEC60994-1.
▶Ensure that the transient protection has been set to a value
whichdoesnotexceed140%ofthemeasuredpeakvoltage
valueatthesupplyconnectionsofthedevice.
▶Ifdevicesfeatureacircularplugconnection(multipole),the
mating plug will be provided by the end user and is not an
objectoftheapproval.Thematingplugmustsatisfythe
relevantrequirementsoftheIEC60079-0,IEC60079-7and
IEC60079-31andmusthaveatleasthousingdegreeof
protection IP65 according to IEC 60529.
▶Ifdevicesfeatureacircularplugconnection(multipole),use
aspeciallockingclipwhichpreventstheplugfrombeing
loosened without a tool.
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