HBM SP4M Notice De Montage page 7

Safety instructions
Unauthorized conversions and modifications are
prohibited
Load cells must not be modified from the design or safety
engineering point of view except with our express agree­
ment. Any modification shall exclude all liability on our
part for any damage resulting therefrom.
Qualified personnel
Load cells must only be installed by qualified personnel,
strictly in accordance with the specifications in conjunc­
tion with the safety requirements and regulations listed
below. It is also essential to observe the appropriate legal
and safety regulations for the application concerned. The
same applies to the use of accessories.
Qualified personnel means persons entrusted with siting,
mounting, starting up and operating the product, who
possess the appropriate qualifications for their function.
Accident prevention
The prevailing accident prevention regulations must be
taken into account, even though the breaking load is well
in excess of the full scale value. Pay particular attention
to the following data from the specifications
S limit load (E
)
L
S limit load at max. Eccentricity
S limit lateral loading (E
)
Lq
S breaking load.
Load cells are precision measuring elements and must
be handled carefully during mounting and transportation.
Knocking or dropping the load cells can damage them.
Suitable retainers must be used during installation and
operation to protect the load cells against overloading.
SP4M 5
A2447-1.1 HBM: public