Safety Instructions - IKA ULTRA -TURRAX Tube Drive Mode D'emploi

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Safety instructions

For your protection
• Read the operating instructions in full before starting up
and follow the safety instructions.
• Follow the safety instructions, guidelines, occupational health
and safety and accident prevention regulations.
• Keep the operating instructions in a place where they can be
accessed by everyone.
• Ensure that only trained staff work with the appliance.
• The instrument must be supervised at all times when in operation.
• Caution! For research purposes only! Not suitable for dia-
gnostic use (in accordance with the IVD Directive).
The instrument must only be operated with
DANGER
a tube attached; with no tube there is a risk
of injury from the rotating locating pin.
• Hearing protection must be worn when working with BMT-20
or BMT-50 tubes.
Wear your personal protective equipment in
DANGER
accordance with the hazard category of the
medium to be processed.
Otherwise there is a risk of:
- splashing liquids
- projectile parts
- body parts, hair, clothing and jewellery get-
ting caught.
• Set up the instrument in a spacious area on an even, stable,
clean, non-slip, dry and fireproof surface.
• The feet of the instrument must be clean and undamaged.
• The instrument is not suitable for manual operation.
• The instrument may heat up when in use.
• Check the instrument and accessories beforehand for damage
each time when you use them. Do not use damaged components.
• Ensure that the cover on the tube is screwed on tightly.
• Ensure that the tube is firmly attached to the bayonet lock con-
nector on the drive unit prior to operating the instrument.
• The tube must only be attached and removed while the motor
is stationary.
The IKA tubes must always be closed when
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WARNING
the instrument is in operation. Switch off the
instrument immediately if any material leaks
from the tube. Clean the instrument.
• Always open the tube carefully after use as the media in the tube
may heat up due to transfer of energy during operation, lead-
ing to pressurization of the container: risk of material spraying,
protective equipment must be worn.
• The temperature of the material must not exceed 40 °C.
• Only use tubes approved by IKA
• Only process media that will not react dangerously to the extra
energy produced through processing. This also applies to any extra
energy produced in other ways, e.g. through light irradiation.
• Beware of the risk of flammable materials.
• Do not operate the instrument in explosive atmospheres, with
hazardous substances or under water.
• The instrument doesn't start up again automatically following a
cut in the power supply.
• Safe operation is only guaranteed with the accessories described
in the "Accessories" chapter.
For protection of the instrument
• The voltage stated on the name plate must correspond to the
mains voltage.
• The instrument must only be operated with the original plug-in
power supply unit.
• Protect the instrument and accessories from bumps and impacts.
• The instrument may only be opened by experts.
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