Rules For Safe Operation - Digimaster DM38A Manual De Empleo

Rules For Safe Operation

Warning – To a void possible el ec tric sho c k or personal injury, and to a void possible dam age to the
Met er or to the equipment under t e st, adh ere to the following rule s.
Bef ore using the Met er i nsp ect th e case. Do not use t he Met er if it is damage d or the cas e ( or pa rt of the cas e) is
l
rem oved. L ook f or cracks or missi ng p arts. Pay attenti on to the i nsulati on arou nd th e conn ecto rs.
Inspect the test lea ds f or dama g ed ins ul atio n or ex pos e d meta l. Check th e test leads for continuity. Replace
l
dam a ge d test le ads with ide ntical mo del numb er o r el ectric al specifications b ef ore usi n g the Mete r.
Do n ot apply more than th e r ated v olta ge, as ma rked on the Met er, b et ween th e ter mi nals or b etween a ny
l
termi na l and gro undi ng.
The r ota ry switch s houl d be pl aced in t he r ig ht pos ition and no any cha ngeover of rang e sh all be m ad e duri ng
l
meas ur ement is con duct ed to preve nt da ma ge of the Meter.
When the Meter working at a n effective v oltage over 60 V in DC or 3 0 V r ms i n AC, s pec ial ca re shou ld b e tak en
l
f or there is da ng er of electric sh ock.
Use the prop er te rmi nals, functi on, a nd r a ng e for your me asur em ents.
l
Do n ot us e or st ore the Met er in a n e nvironme nt of hig h tempe rat ure, hu midity , explosive, inf lamm able an d stro ng
l
mag n etic field. The perf orma nce of the Mete r may deteri orat e af ter da mp e ne d.
When us ing the t est leads, ke ep y ou r fingers behi nd th e f inge r guards.
l
Disco nn ect circ uit p o we r and dischar ge all hi gh -voltage cap acitors b ef ore testi ng r esist anc e, co ntin uity , diod es,
l
cap acita nce or cu rr ent.
Bef ore measurin g cu rrent, ch eck the Met er's f uses a n d tur n of f powe r to th e circuit bef ore conn ecti ng the Meter t o
l
the circ uit.
Rep lace the batte ry as so on as t he b attery in dic ator " - + " a ppe ars. With a l o w batte ry, the Mete r mi ght prod uce
l
f alse rea dings th at ca n le ad to el ectric sh ock a nd pers onal inj ury .
Rem ove test leads a nd t emperatu re prob e f rom th e Mete r and t ur n th e Meter po wer of f before op e nin g th e Meter
l
case.
When servicing t he Meter, use only th e same mod el n umber o r i d entic al el ectrical specif icati ons re pl acement
l
parts.
The i nter nal circ uit of the Met er sh all not b e alt er ed at wi ll to av oi d damag e of the Mete r a nd any accid ent.
l
Sof t cloth a nd mi ld d eter gent sho ul d be used to cle an th e s urface of the Met er when se rv icing. No a brasive a nd
l
solv ent shoul d b e us ed to pr event the surf ace of the Met er f rom corrosi on, da mage an d accide nt.
The Mete r is suita bl e for ind o or us e.
l
Tur n the Meter po we r off wh en it is n ot in use an d take out th e battery whe n n ot using f or a lo ng ti me.
l
Constantly check the battery as it may leak whe n it has been usi ng f or s ome time, re pl ace th e battery as soo n as
l
leak ing a pp ears. A le aki ng batte ry will da ma ge th e Meter.