Alert Signals
Warning
Warnings alert you to a possibility of personal
injury.
Caution
Cautions alert you to a possibility of damage
to the equipment.
Note
Notes alert you to pertinent facts and
conditions.
Hot Surface
Hot surfaces alert you to a possibility of
personal injury if you come in contact with
a surface during use or for a period of time
after use.
Safety Information
Your Fisher Scientific Isotemp Hot Plate, Stirrer or
Stirring Hot Plate has been designed with function,
reliability, and safety in mind. It is your responsibility to
install it in conformance with local electrical codes. For
safe operation, please pay attention to the alert signals
throughout the manual.
Warning: These products should be used only under the
operating conditions specified in the Operating Manual.
•
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified
by the manufacturer, protection provided by the
equipment may be impaired
•
Always use safe laboratory practices and do not leave
the hotplate in operation while unattended as product
functionality or laboratory practice failures could occur
that might lead to uncontrolled or excessive heating of
the top surface.
•
Safety procedures (including, but not limited to,
unplugging when not in use) and emergency response
plans should be put in place to address the worst
case possibility.
•
If an over-temperature failure occurs, the top surface
temperature could rise to the maximum temperature
(300-540°C depending on your model's specification)
and remain at that temperature indefinitely. Under
these conditions, the material being heated on the
surface of the hotplate could reach levels in excess of
the maximum temperature.
This manual contains important operating and
safety information. The user must carefully read and
understand the contents of this manual prior to the use of
this equipment.
Warnings
To avoid electrical shock, always:
1.Use a properly grounded electrical outlet of correct
voltage and current handling capacity.
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