Irwin Geiger Counter User manual

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Geiger Counter
Instructions
5 Year Warranty
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IrwinScienceEducation imited,27KestrelPark,SpringwoodIndustrialEstate,Braintree,EssexCM72SF
RegisteredinEngland&Wales.Companyno.08748657
- IrwinScienceEducationherebywarrants,totheenduser("Purchaser")whopurchasedthegenuineIrwinScienceEduca-
tionproduct(“Product"),fromanauthorisedIrwinScienceEducationreseller.
(“Reseller”),thattheProductwillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship("Defects"),foraperiodoffiveyears
fromthedatetheProductwaspurchasedfromIrwinScienceEducation
directorviaauthorisedreseller.Subjecttothetermsandconditionsindicatedbelow.
- IrwinScienceEducationwillrepairorreplacesuchProductorpartthereofwhich,uponinspectionbyIrwinScience
Education,isfoundtobedefective,despitetheProductnothavingbeensubjectedtoImproperActivity(definedbelow).
Improperactivityshallrenderthiswarrantyvoid.“ImproperActivity”includesanyandallofthefollowing:
InstallationbyanyoneotherthanaReseller:
Improperinstallation:
Use/operation/maintenanceotherthaninaccordancewithIrwinScienceEducation’sinstructionsandrequirementswithin
aneducational/trainingestablishment(asdirectedbelow);
TamperingbyPurchaser;neglect;damagebytheapplicationofforce;bending;breaks;cracks;scratches;anyother
actofvandalism;
RepairoralterationbyanyoneotherthanaReseller:Useofadditionalcomponentsorothercomponentsthatarenotsuit-
ableandgenuineIrwinScienceEducationcomponents;
Useinanon-educationalteachingenvironment.
- AlltheforegoingasdeterminedbyIrwinScienceEducation,initssolejudgment.
-InstructionsandrecommendationsforcorrectuseofIrwinproductsarewithintheoriginalproductinstructionsor
availablefordownloadfromwww.irwinscienceeducation.com.
-IrwinScienceEducation’ssoleobligationunderthislimitedwarrantyistorepairorreplace,atIrwinScienceEducation’s
solediscretionanyProductand/orProductcomponentfoundbyIrwinScienceEducationtohaveDefects.Thislimited
warrantydoesnotgrantanyotherrightsorgiverisetoanyotherobligation,orabsolvePurchaseroftheresponsibilityto
employanyothersuitablemeasures,bywhatevermeans,includinginsurance,againsttheriskofpersonalinjuryor
damagetoproperty.
Thislimitedwarrantyrelatestoproduct’sdefectsonly.IrwinScienceEducationshallbeliable,inanyevent,forany
labourcostsassociatedwiththeproductanditsinstallationprocess.Inordertofacilitatethewarrantyserviceand
enableIrwinScienceEducationtodetermineentitlementunderthiswarranty,Purchasermustfirsthavecompletedthe
onlineproductregistrationregistrationformwithin1monthoftheoriginalproductpurchasedate,withproofof
purchasefromaResellerviatheprintedproductregistrationcardsuppliedoronlineat
www.irwinscienceeducation.com.Allshipping,handlingorotherincidentaland/orrelatedchargesarefullypayableby
thepurchaseronlyandarenotincludedinthislimitedwarranty.Itemsexcluded/limitedfromthiswarranty,Screws,Nuts,
Bolts,Normalwearandtear,Cleaningwithcleaningdetergents,Improperhandlingandmisuse.

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TheIrwinGeigerCounterhasalarge EDdigitaldisplayandcountsperminuteorcon-
tinuouscountingforweaksources.audible‘beep’foreachtimethetubecounts.Sup-
pliedwithdetachableGeigerprobewith50cmlongcable.Designedfordetectfull
rangeradiationincludedAlpha&BataparticlesandGammarays.
Tooperate,pluginthesuppliedpowersupplyintothesocketattheback.Connectthe
GeigerMullertubetothesocketonthefrontpanelandswitchonusingthefrontpanel
rockerswitch.
TheMODEbuttonselectsbetweenRatemodeandCountmode.
Fornormalcountingselectcountmode,pressRESETandcountingwillcommence.The
AUDIObuttonswitchesthesoundonoroff.
Overall size ：180x 145x 110mm
Product Weight：0.7KG
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Theuseofthisapparatusoutsidetheclassroom,laboratory,studyareaorsimilarsuchplace
invalidates the conformity with the protection requirements of the Electromagnetic
ConformityDirective(89/336/EEC)andcouldleadtoprosecution.
IMPORTANT - ELECTRICAL SAFETY NOTICE
Connectiontomainselectricitysupply.Thisapparatusisdesignedtosafetyclass1.Before
connectingtothemainselectricitysupply,examinetheinformationontheapparatusrating
label.Ensurethatthemainssupplyissinglephasealternatingcurrent(a.c)offrequency
50Hzat230V,withneutralnominallyatearthpotential.
WARNING - THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED
YourIrwinproductshouldcomewithaplugwiththerecommendedfuserating.However
ifnotfittedconnectthewirestoanon-reversibleUK3pinplugasfollows:
LI E PARTS SHOULD NE ER BE EXPOSED UNLESS THE APPARATUS HA E BEEN SWITCHED OFF
AND ISOLATED FROM THE MAINS ELECTRICITY.
CORRESPONDENCE:
intheeventofanycorrespondenceconcerningthisapparatus,pleasecontactyoursupplying
agentquotingtheircataloguenumberandserialnumbershowontheapparatus.Thiswill
helpusprocessyourenquiryquickly.Anysparepartswhichmayberequiredaresuppliedon
theunderstandingthatthereplacementofthoserequiringtheexposureofliveelectrical
connectionswillbeundertakenbyanelectricallyqualifiedperson.
Green/Yellowwiremarked: E(Earth)colouredGreen/Yellow
Bluewiremarked: N(Neutral)orcolouredBlue
Brownwiremarked: ( ive)orcolouredBrown
*Geigercountertubenotsuppliedasstandard.Irwincode 1003