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Operational Cautions for Intrinsic Safe Equipment
Warnings for Radios Approved as Intrinsically Safe
Radios must ship from the Motorola manufacturing facility with the hazardous
atmosphere capability and the intrinsic safety approval labelling (FM, UL, CSA,
CENELEC). Radios will not be upgraded to this capability and labeled once they
have been shipped to the field.
A modification changes the unit’s hardware from its original design configuration.
Modifications can only be made by the original product manufacturer.
• DO NOT operate radio communications equipment in a hazar
dous
atmospher
e unless it is a type especially qualified (
for example, FM,
UL, C
SA, or CENELEC approved). An explosion or fire may result.
• DO NOT operate a radio unit that has been approved as intr
insically
safe prod
uct in a hazardous atmosphere if it has b
een physically
damaged
(for example, cracked housing). An explosion or fir
e may
res
ult.
• DO NOT replace or charge batteries in a hazardous atmosp
here.
Cont
act sparking may occur while installing or removing batteries and
cause an explosion or fire.
Caution
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