Rules For Safe Operation - Digimaster DM-58 A Manual De Uso

Rules For Safe Operation

Warning – To a void po ssible electric sho ck or personal injury, and to avoid pos sible d amage
to the Met er or to the equip men t under te st, adhere to the following rule s.
Bef ore usi ng th e Meter i nspect th e case. Do not use the Met er if it is dam aged or the cas e (or part of the
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case) is re mov ed. Lo ok f or cracks or missi ng plastic. Pay attention to the insu lati on arou nd the
con nect ors.
Inspect the test lea ds f or da ma ge d ins ulatio n or ex pos ed metal. Check t he test le ads for continuity.
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Rep lac e damag e d test l ea ds wit h i dentical mo d el n umber or electr ical specificatio ns b efore using the
Mete r.
Do n ot apply more than the rat ed v oltag e, as ma rke d o n the Meter, bet ween th e ter min als o r between
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any termi nal an d gro un di ng.
The rot ary s witch s h oul d be pl aced in t he ri ght position and no a ny chan geov er of rang e sh all b e made
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dur in g meas ure ment is cond ucte d to pr ev ent dam ag e of the Met er.
When the Mete r worki ng at a n effective voltage over 60V i n DC or 30V rms in AC, s peci al care should
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be taken for the re is da ng er of electric sh ock.
Use the pr op er termi nals, f uncti on, a nd r a ng e f or your me asur em ents.
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If the v alue to be me asur ed is unkno wn, us e the maximum measure ment positio n an d r ed uce the ra nge
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step by step until a s atisf actory readin g is obtai ne d.
Do n ot use or st ore the Met er i n an d env iro nment of high tem pe rat ur e, h umi dity , explos iv e, inflammable
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and stro ng m ag n etic field. Th e pe rf orma nce of the Mete r may dete ri orat e after damp e ned.
When us ing the t est leads, ke ep you r fingers be hi nd the f inge r g uards.
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Disconn ect circ uit p o we r an d discha rge all hi gh -voltage c apacit ors b ef ore t estin g resist ance, continuity,
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dio des, c ap acita nce or cu rr ent.
Bef ore measurin g cu rr ent, check th e Meter's f uses a nd t ur n of f po wer to th e circuit bef ore conn ecting
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the Meter to the circ uit.
Rep lac e the battery as soon as the batt ery indic ator "- + "a ppe ars. With a lo w batt ery, the Met er mi ght
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pro d uce false r ea di ngs th at can lead to elect ric sh ock and perso nal i nj ury .
Rem ov e test le ads, test cli ps an d tem pe rat ure pr obe f rom th e Meter and turn the Meter p o we r of f bef ore
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openin g the Meter case.
When serv icing th e Meter, use o nly the same m od el numb er o r id entic al e lectrical specif icatio ns
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rep lacem ent parts.
The inter nal circ uit of the Mete r sh all n ot b e alter ed at wi ll to av oi d d ama ge of the Mete r a nd a ny
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accid ent.
Sof t cloth and mil d det erge nt sho ul d be us ed to clea n the surf ace of the Meter whe n servicin g. No
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abr asiv e and s olvent sh oul d be us ed t o pr ev ent the surf ace of the Met er f rom corr osio n, d ama g e and
accid ent.
The Meter is suitabl e for ind o or use.
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Tur n the Meter powe r off wh en it is n ot in use an d take out th e b attery when n ot usin g for a lo ng ti me.
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Constantly check th e battery as it m ay leak whe n it has bee n usi ng f or so me time, re pl ace the battery as
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soo n as l eaki ng app ears. A le aki ng b attery will d amag e th e Met er.
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