1 Preface and General Precautions
YASKAWA
TOEPC71061687B Powerlink Option Installation Manual
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Preface and General Precautions
This chapter describes important safety precautions regarding the use of this product. Failure to
follow these precautions may result in serious injury or death, and may lead to damage to this
product or related devices and systems. Yaskawa shall not be held responsible for any injury or
equipment damage as a result of failure to observe the precautions and instructions contained in
this manual.
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Safety Information
Read and understand this manual before you install, operate, or do maintenance on the drive.
Install the drive as specified by this manual and local codes.
The symbol marks in this section identify safety messages in this manual. Failure to obey these
safety messages can cause serious injury, death, or damage to the products and related
equipment and systems.
These identifier words categorize and emphasize important safety precautions in these
instructions.
DANGER
Identifies a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will cause death or serious injury.
WARNING
Identifies a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, can cause death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Identifies a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, can cause minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
Identifies a property damage message.
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General Safety Instructions
Yaskawa Electric manufactures and supplies electronic components for a variety of industrial
applications. The selection and application of Yaskawa products is the responsibility of the
designer of the equipment or the customer that assembles the final product. Yaskawa is not
responsible for how our products are incorporated into the final system design. In all cases,
Yaskawa products should not be incorporated into a product or design as the exclusive or sole
safety control function. All control functions are designed to dynamically detect failures and
operate safely without exception. All products that are designed to incorporate parts
manufactured by Yaskawa must be provided to the end user and include proper warnings and
instructions regarding their safe use and operation. All warnings from Yaskawa must be
promptly issued to the end user. Yaskawa offers warranties only for the quality of our products,
in compliance with standards and specifications that are described in the manual. Yaskawa does
not offer other warranties, either explicit or implied. Injuries, property damage, and lost business
opportunities caused by improper storage or handling and negligence oversight on the part of
your company or your customers will void Yaskawa
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s warranty for the product.
Note:
Failure to obey the safety messages in the manual can cause serious injury or death. Yaskawa is not responsible for
injuries or damage to equipment caused by ignoring the safety messages.
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Read this manual carefully when mounting, operating, and repairing AC drives.
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Obey all warnings, cautions, and notices.
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Approved personnel must perform all work.
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Install the drive in an area with these conditions.
DANGER
Electrical Shock Hazard. Do not examine, connect, or disconnect wiring on an energized
drive. Before servicing, disconnect all power to the equipment and wait for the time specified on the warning label
at a minimum. The internal capacitor stays charged after the drive is de-energized. The charge indicator LED
extinguishes when the DC bus voltage decreases below 50 Vdc. When all indicators are OFF, remove the covers
before measuring for dangerous voltages to make sure that the drive is safe. Failure to obey will cause death or
serious injury.
