Hitachi SJ700-2 instruction manual Safety Instructions, Installation

Safety Instructions

Safety Instructions

Be sure to read this Instruction Manual and appended documents thoroughly before installing, operating, maintaining, or inspecting the inverter.

In this Instruction Manual, safety instructions are classified into two levels, namely WARNING and

CAUTION.

！WARNING

！CAUTION

:Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous situations, which may result in serious personal injury or death.

:Indicates that incorrect handling may cause hazardous situations, which may result in moderate or slight personal injury or physical damage alone.

Note that even a

！CAUTION

level situation may lead to a serious consequence according to

circumstances. Be sure to follow every safety instruction, which contains important safety information. Also focus on and observe the items and instructions described under "Notes" in the text.

！CAUTION

Many of the drawings in this Instruction Manual show the inverter with covers and/or parts blocking your view being removed.

Do not operate the inverter in the status shown in those drawings. If you have removed the covers and/or parts, be sure to reinstall them in their original positions before starting operation, and follow all instructions in this Instruction Manual when operating the inverter.

1. Installation

！CAUTION

-Install the inverter on a non-flammable surface, e.g., metal. Otherwise, you run the risk of fire.

-Do not place flammable materials near the installed inverter. Otherwise, you run the risk of fire.

-When carrying the inverter, do not hold its top cover. Otherwise, you run the risk of injury by dropping the inverter.

-Prevent foreign matter (e.g., cut pieces of wire, sputtering welding materials, iron chips, wire, and dust) from entering the inverter. Otherwise, you run the risk of fire.

-Install the inverter on a structure able to bear the weight specified in this Instruction Manual. Otherwise, you run the risk of injury due to the inverter falling.

-Install the inverter on a vertical wall that is free of vibrations. Otherwise, you run the risk of injury due to the inverter falling.

-Do not install and operate the inverter if it is damaged or its parts are missing. Otherwise, you run the risk of injury.

-Install the inverter in a well-ventilated indoor site not exposed to direct sunlight. Avoid places where the inverter is exposed to high temperature, high humidity, condensation, dust, explosive gases, corrosive gases, flammable gases, grinding fluid mist, or salt water. Otherwise, you run the risk of fire.

-The inverter is precision equipment. Do not allow it to fall or be subject to high impacts, step on it, or place a heavy load on it. Doing so may cause the inverter to fail.

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