Bird Technologies 3170A Series - Manual (Page 3)

Safety Pre cau tions
Safety Pre cau tions
The fol low ing are gen eral safety pre cau tions that are not nec es sar ily re lated to any spe cific part or pro ce dure and do not nec -
es sar ily ap pear else where in this pub li ca tion. These pre cau tions must be thor oughly un der stood and ap ply to all phases of op -
er a tion and main te nance.
KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIR CUITS
Op er ating per son nel must at all times ob serve gen eral safety pre cau tions. Do not re place com po nents or make ad just ments to
the in side of the equip ment with the high volt age sup ply turned on. To avoid ca su al ties, al ways re move power.
DO NOT SER VICE OR AD JUST ALONE
Un der no cir cum stances should any per son reach into an en clo sure for the pur pose of ser vice or ad just ment of equip ment ex -
cept in the pres ence of some one who is ca pa ble of ren der ing aid.
SAFETY EARTH GROUND
An uninterruptible earth safety ground must be sup plied from the main power source to test in stru ments. Grounding one con -
duc tor of a two con duc tor power ca ble is not suf fi cient pro tec tion. Se ri ous in jury or death can oc cur if this ground ing is not
prop erly sup plied.
SHOCK HAZ ARD
Do not at tempt to re move RF trans mis sion line while RF power is pres ent.
CHEM I CAL HAZ ARD
Dry clean ing sol vents used to clean parts may be po ten tially dan ger ous. Avoid in ha la tion of fumes and also pro longed con -
tact with skin.
RE SUS CI TA TION
Per son nel work ing with or near high volt ages should be fa mil iar with mod ern meth ods of re sus ci ta tion.
SAFETY SYM BOLS
WARNING
Warn ing notes call at ten tion to a pro ce dure, which if not cor rectly per formed, could re sult in per sonal in jury.
CAU TION
Cau tion notes call at ten tion to a pro ce dure, which if not cor rectly per formed, could re sult in dam age to the in stru -
ment.
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