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• Do not direct the hot air jet of the hand extruder

towards living beings or temperature-sensitive

items.

Safety distance: 2 m radius

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• Use suitable personal protection equipment for

overhead work (e.g. hard hat, safety goggles,

gloves, protective clothes ...) to guard against

falling items.

• During work breaks and after completion of the

welding job, place the hand extruder on the rests

supplied for this purpose.

CAUTION The hot air hood must be remounted.

Make sure that the hand extruder is firmly

positioned!

Deposit the hand extruder in a dry location.

After completion of the welding job, cool the hand

extruder to safe-to-touch temperature, using the

air supply system.

•

Do not operate, dismantle or carry out any

modifications on the hand extruder, if

- the connecting cable or the mains connector

is defective,

- safety devices are damaged,

- foreign matter or liquid has penetrated into the

hand extruder,

- the unit does not work properly or there are

unusual changes in its operating behaviour.

•

Never allow the hand extruder to come into

contact with water: Hazard to persons and

equipment, short-circuit risk.

MEK-18 / MAK-18

2.6 Safety instructions for maintenance, inspec-

tion and mounting

The Operator is responsible for ensuring that main-

tenance, inspection and mounting activities are per-

formed by authorized and qualified personnel who

are thoroughly familiar with the operating instruc-

tions.

• As a rule, the hand extruder must be shut off and

the connector unplugged before proceeding to

any work on the unit. The shutoff procedure for

the hand extruder described in the operating in-

structions must be strictly observed.

• Electrical hazards must be ruled out (for details,

see VDE guidelines and the standards of your lo-

cal electric utility, for instance).

•

VDE 0701 (IEC 335) prescribes the meas-

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urement of the protective conductor resistance,

insulation resistance and leakage current after

each repair or modification to electrical equip-

ment. Furthermore, a visual inspection of the unit

and its connecting cable as well as voltage and

current measurements and a function test must

be carried out.

• Ensure the safe and environmentally compatible

disposal of media, auxiliary materials and re-

placed parts!

• Remount and reactivate all safety and protective

devices immediately on completion of the main-

tenance, inspection or repair work.

2.7 Unauthorized modifications and spare parts

Modifications or changes to the unit are only allowed

after consultation with the Manufacturer. In the inter-

est of safety, only original spare parts and accesso-

ries authorized by the Manufacturer should be used.

The use of components other than the original spare

parts may invalidate the Manufacturer's liability for

any resulting damage.

Issue 08.2008/Rev. 00

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