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9.8 Protectiveearth(PE)continuitytest
9.8.1 Whatcoffeemachinehastobetestedandwhen?
Thistestisonlynecessary
forclass1equipment(threewirepowercordwithprotectiveearth)
formodelsCitiz&milk,EF485/486
afterarepairwheneverageneraldisassemblyoftheplatformand/orcoreunitwas
performed.
9.8.2 General
Legalregulation
Incaseofarepair/modificationofthecoffeemachine,therepaircentreisboundbylaw
toprotecttheuser/consumerby
restoringtheregularconditionoftheapplianceand
performingtherespectivetestsaccordingtoEN/IEC603351“Safetyofhousehold
andsimilarelectricalappliances”andnationalregulations(e.g.DINVDE0701).
Description
Protectiveearthcontinuitymeasurementsaremadebetweentheprotectiveearth
terminalandconductive,touchablepartsofthecoffeemachinewheredangerous
voltagecouldoccurifthebasicinsulationwastofail.
Thistestassuresthat
theground(earth)connectiondoesnothaveaninterruptionbetweentheplugand
touchable,conductivehousingparts
thepermissiblegroundresistanceofthoseconductive,touchablepartsislessthan
0.3Ohms(withatestcurrentof200mADC).
Testequipment
Specialtestequipmentisneededthatcomplieswiththeregulationstoperformprotec
tiveearthcontinuitymeasurements.Detailedrequirementsandtolerancesmustbeveri
fiedbyyourlocalauthoritiesormeasurementsupplierinanycase.
Testreport
Forlegalreasonsarepairortestreportshouldbepreparedandfiledwithfollowinginfor
mation
customer(name,address)
typeandserialnumberofcoffeemachine
dateofrepair/test(s)
performedtest(s)/measuringvalue(s)
usedtestequipment
signature
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