4 2002150000/03/06.2017
1 Safety
1.1 General safety notications
– Work on the FreeCon product may only
be performed by qualied electricians
with the support of trained persons. As
a result of their professional training
and experience, an electrician is qual-
ied to perform the necessary work
and identify any potential hazards. A
qualied electrician must dimension the
cables.
– Before any work is carried out on the
FreeCon product the power supply
must be switched off and secured
against being switched on again.
– The surface temperature of the
FreeCon products can exceed 70°C
depending on application. To avoid
unintentional touch, install a mechan-
ical barrier or a conspicuous security
advice.
– A power supply with secure isolation
must be used to power the base.
– If faults on a FreeCon product cannot
be rectied using the recommended
measures, the product concerned must
be sent to Weidmüller. Weidmüller
assumes no guarantee if the device is
tampered with!
– During operation, steps must be taken
to ensure that no metallic objects can
enter the air gap between the base and
remote.
1.2 Intended use
The FreeCon Contactless power system
is designed to provide a contactless elec-
tromagnetic connection in an industrial
environment. The housings comply with
IP65 protection. Any other usage is not
permitted and may lead to accidents or
destruction of the device. The observance
of the supplied documentation is part of
the intended use.
1.3 Conformity with EU directives
The product complies with the EMC direc-
tive 2004/108/EC. Weidmüller will provide
the CE Declaration of Conformity upon
request.
