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Safety instructions
General dangers of failing to follow the safety instructions
Load cells are state‐of‐the‐art and reliable. There may be risks involved if the
transducers are mounted, sited, installed and operated inappropriately, or by
untrained personnel. Everyone involved with siting, starting up, operating or
repairing a load cell must have read and understood the Mounting Instructions
and in particular the technical safety instructions. Load cells can be damaged
or destroyed by non‐designated use of the load cells, or by non‐compliance
with the mounting and operating instructions, these safety instructions or any
other applicable safety regulations (BG safety and accident prevention regula­
tions) when using the load cells. Load cells can break, particularly in the case
of overloading. The breakage of a load cell can also cause damage to property
or injury to persons in the vicinity of the load cell.
If the load cells are not deployed according to their designated use, or if the
safety instructions or specifications in the mounting and operating instructions
are ignored, it is also possible that the load cells may fail or malfunction, with
the result that persons or property may be affected (due to the loads acting on
or being monitored by the load cells).
The scope of supply and performance of the transducer covers only a small
area of weighing technology, as measurements with (resistive) strain gage
sensors presuppose the use of electronic signal conditioning. In addition,
equipment planners, installers and operators should plan, implement and
respond to the safety engineering considerations of the weighing technology in
such a way as to minimize residual dangers. Pertinent national and local regu­
lations must be complied with.
Conversions and modifications
The transducer must not be modified from the design or safety engineering
point of view except with our express agreement. Any modification shall
exclude all liability on our part for any damage resulting therefrom.
Maintenance
PW29... load cells are maintenance free.
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