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9.8 Pro tec ti veear th (PE)co nt in ui ty tes t

9.8.1 Whatc of feemac hi neh asto bete sted and when ?

Thistestisonlynecessary
 forclass1equipment(three wirepowercordwithprotecti veearth)
 formod elsCi tiz& mil k,EF485/486
 afterarepairwheneverageneraldis assemblyoftheplatformand/orcoreun itwas
performed.

9.8.2 General

Legal regu latio n

Incaseofarepair/modificationofthecoffeemachine,therepaircentreisboundbylaw
toprotecttheuser/consumer by
 restoringtheregularconditi onoftheapplianceand
 performingtherespectivetests accordingtoEN/IEC603351“Safety ofhousehold
andsimilarelectricalapplianc es”andnationalregulations( e.g.DINVDE0701).

Descr ipti on

Protectiveearthcontinuitym easurementsaremadebetwee ntheprotectiveearth
terminalandconductive,touc hablepartsofthecoffeemac hinewheredangerous
voltagecouldoccurifthebas icinsulationwastofail.
Thistestassuresthat
 theground(earth)connection doesnothaveaninterrupt ionbetweentheplugand
touchable,conductivehousing parts
 thepermissiblegroundresistanceofthos econductive,touchablepartsislessthan
0.3Ohms(withatestcurrent of200mADC).

Testequ ipm ent

Specialtestequipmentisneed edthatcomplieswiththereg ulationstoperformprotec
tiveearthcontinuitymeasurements.Detailedrequirementsandtolerancesmustbeveri
fiedbyyourlocalauthorities ormeasurementsupplierinan ycase.

Testrep or t

Forlegalreasonsarepairortestreportshouldbepreparedandfiledwithfollowinginfor
mation
 customer(name,address)
 typeandserialnumberofcof feemachine
 dateofrepair/test(s)
 performedtest(s)/measuring value(s)
 usedtestequipment
 signature
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