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Gossen Metrawatt GmbH
Safety Precautions
• The multimeter may only be operated with installed batteries or
rechargeable batteries. Dangerous currents and voltages are
otherwise not indicated!
The instrument may also be damaged.
• Weak battery: Do not perform any safety-relevant measure
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ments if the “battery low” symbol appears in the battery dis
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play.
Furthermore, compliance with the listed specifications is no
longer assured in the case of a weak battery.
• Be prepared for the occurrence of unexpected voltages at
devices under test (e.g. defective devices). For example,
capacitors may be dangerously charged.
• Do not perform any measurements in electrical circuits with
corona discharge (high-voltage).
• Dangerous pulsating voltages in HF electrical circuits! Use cau
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tion when performing measurements there.
• Do not use the device if the battery compartment cover has
been removed. Touch contact with dangerous voltage is other
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wise possible.
• Do not use the device if the fuse cover has been removed.
Touch contact with dangerous voltage is otherwise possible.
• The instrument is equipped with fuses (Exception
METRAHIT EU PRO / ESPECIAL). The instrument may only be
used as long as the fuses are in flawless condition. Defective
fuses must be replaced. Batteries may only be charged in un
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damaged condition.
• Plugging in any cables must not necessitate any undue force.
• Never touch conductive ends (e.g. of test probes).
• Fully unroll all measurement cables before starting a test/mea
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surement. Never perform a test/measurement with the mea
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surement cable rolled up.
• Ensure that alligator clips, test probes or Kelvin probes make
good contact.