Scheppach FS85000, User Manual

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Leakage current circuit-breaker

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS 
FOR LEAKAGE CURRENT CIRCUIT-BREAKER.

Please observe the following important instructions on 
start-up and handling.
Pay attention to the instructions even if you hand over the 
product to a third party. Preserve this operating Instruc-
tions manual for subsequent reference.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!

•  Arbitrary alteration and/or modification of the product 

is not allowed for safety- and approval reasons (CE). 
Never dismantle the product.

•  The product is not suitable for handling by children. 

Children cannot assess the risks involved in handling 
electrical devices. Therefore, pay special attention to 
the presence of children.

•  The structure of the product corresponds to Protec-

tion Class 1. Only a proper mains socket with an earth 
wire (230V~/50Hz) of the public power supply should 
be used.

•  In industrial equipment, the Accident Prevention Spe-

cifications of the Federation of Trade Associations for 
Electrical Systems and Resources must be observed.

•  In schools, training centres, hobby- and self-help work-

shops, the operation of the product must be monitored 
responsibly by trained staff.

•  Handle the product carefully. Impacts, hits and drops 

from even low heights can damage the machine.

•  Never use the product if it is brought from a cold to a 

hot room. Under certain circumstances, the resulting 
condensed water can destroy the product.

•  Let the product come to the room temperature, before 

connecting it to the mains power supply. Under certain 
circumstances, this can take several hours.

•  Do not hold the product with moist or wet hands.
•  Ensure that the Insulation of the entire product is neit-

her damaged nor destroyed.

•  If the product is not operated over long periods, dis-

connect it from the mains power supply, pull the plug 
out of the socket.

•  Avoid the following environmental conditions at the 

installation site or during transport:

•  Wetness or very high humidity. Extreme cold. Dust or 

combustible gases, vapours or solvents. Strong vib-
rations.

•  Strong magnetic fields as in the vicinity of machines 

or loudspeakers.

Start-up of the leakage current circuit-breaker:

•  The leakage current circuit-breaker is equipped with 

a test button. 

•  The function should be checked before each start-up 

and at regular Intervals (min. once every week). 

•  If the leakage current circuit-breaker does not switch 

off properly during this test, there is no personal pro-
tection! The device must therefore be switched off 
immediately! 

•  In case of damages caused by the non-observation of