Clarke CDM 85, Operating & Maintainence Instructions

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WARNING

To avoid possible electric shock or personal injury, follow these
guidelines:

• Do not use the meter if it is damaged. Before you use the meter,

inspect the case. Pay particular attention to the insulation
surrounding the connectors.

• Inspect the test leads for damaged insulation or exposed metal.

Check the test leads for continuity. Replace damaged test leads
before you use the meter.

• Do not use the meter if it operates abnormally. Protection may

be impaired. When in doubt, have the meter serviced.

• Do not operate the meter around explosive gas, vapor, or dust.

• Do not apply more than the rated voltage, as marked on the

meter, between terminals or between any terminal and earth
ground.

• Before use, verify the meter’s operation by measuring a known

voltage.

• When servicing the meter, use only specified replacement parts.

• Use with caution when working above 30V ac rms, 42V peak, or

60V dc. Such voltages pose a shock hazard.

• When using the probes, keep your fingers behind the finger

guards on the probes.

• Connect the common test lead before you connect the live test

lead. When you disconnect test leads, disconnect the live test
lead first.

• Remove the test leads from the meter before you open the

battery door or measure AC current.

• Do not operate the meter with the battery door or portions of the

case removed or loosened.

• To avoid false readings, which could lead to possible electric

shock or personal injury, replace the batteries as soon as the low
battery indicator appears.

• Before using the clamp jaws to clamp the conductor to be

measured, make sure that all the test leads have been removed
from the clamp meter.

• Remove test leads from the meter and remove the clamp jaw

from the clamped conductor before opening the meter case or
the battery door.