Nespresso EF483/484 Coffeemaker User Manual


 
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F U N C T I O N T E S T S
9.8 Protectiveearth(PE)continuitytest
9.8.1 Whatcoffeemachinehastobetestedandwhen?
Thistestisonlynecessary
 forclass1equipment(threewirepowercordwithprotectiveearth)
 formodelsCitiz&milk,EF485/486
 afterarepairwheneverageneraldisassemblyoftheplatformand/orcoreunitwas
performed.
9.8.2 General
Legalregulation
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conditionoftheapplianceand
 performingtherespectivetestsaccordingtoEN/IEC603351“Safetyofhousehold
andsimilarelectricalappliances”andnationalregulations(e.g.DINVDE0701).
Description
Protectiveearthcontinuitymeasurementsaremadebetweentheprotectiveearth
terminalandconductive,touchablepartsofthecoffeemachinewheredangerous
voltagecouldoccurifthebasicinsulationwastofail.
Thistestassuresthat
 theground(earth)connectiondoesnothaveaninterruptionbetweentheplugand
touchable,conductivehousingparts
 thepermissiblegroundresistanceofthoseconductive,touchablepartsislessthan
0.3Ohms(withatestcurrentof200mADC).
Testequipment
Specialtestequipmentisneededthatcomplieswiththeregulationstoperformprotec
tiveearthcontinuitymeasurements.Detailedrequirementsandtolerancesmustbeveri
fiedbyyourlocalauthoritiesormeasurementsupplierinanycase.
Testreport
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coffeemachine
 dateofrepair/test(s)
 performedtest(s)/measuringvalue(s)
 usedtestequipment
 signature
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