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GeneralSafetyWarnings
ThismanualisavailableinEnglishonly.Itmustbereadandfollowedcarefullybeforeinstallationandoperation.
THELATESTREVISIONOFTHISMANUALISAVAILABLEATwww.tetech.com.Verifythatyouareusingthe
latestrevisionavailable.
TheTC‐36‐25RS485shouldnotbeusedasatoy,orseriousinjurycouldresult.TheTC‐36‐25RS485should
onlybeusedforitsintendedpurposeofprovidingtemperaturecontrolofTETechnology’sthermoelectric
devicesonly.Thecontrollerisintendedforlightindustrial,laboratory,orsimilaruse.Itisnotinte
nde
dfor
householduseormedicaluse.
Donotuseinanexplosiveorpotentiallyexplosiveenvironment.
DonotusetheTC‐36‐25RS485tocontrolcapacitiveorinductiveloadsorthecontrollercouldbe
damagedand/oroverheat.Examplesofcapacitiveorinductiveloadsincludebutarenotlimitedto
motors,fans,filters,andsolenoids.
Donotallowtheelectricalconnectionsontheprintedcircuitboardtotouchanyelectricallyconductive
surfaces.
Donotoperateinanenvironmentwherethecontrollercouldcomeincontactwithcondensation,water,
metalshavings,dirtorothercontaminants,orelectricallyconductivematerials.
UseESD(ElectroStaticDischarge)protectionwheninstallingthecontrollerorcomingincontactwith
electricalconnectionsorcomponentsonthecontroller.
DonottouchanyoftheelectricalconnectionsorcomponentsoftheTC‐36‐25RS485whilethecontroller
isenergized.Doingsocandisruptthefunctionofthecontroller.
Donotuseifthecontrollerhasbeendamagedinanyway.
Onlyqualifiedtechniciansshouldinstallandoperatethiscontrollerwiththeappropriatepersonal
protectiveequipment.
Impropertuningofthistemperaturecontrollercanleadtoexcessivethermalcyclingand/oroverheating
ofthethermoelectricdevice,eitherofwhichareknowntoreducethelifetimeofanythermoelectric
device.Careshouldbetakentopreventthetemperatureofthethermoelectricdevicefromgoingbeyond
therangespecifiedbythede
vicemanufacturer.
Careshouldalsobetakensothatanythermalcyclingof
thethermoelectricdeviceisaresultofchangesinthecontroller’sset‐pointtemperatureandnot
instabilityatagivensetpointduetoimproperselectionofthetuningvariables.
Thetemperaturecontrollerbaseunderneaththetransistor‐mountingareacouldexceed60°Cunder
normaloperation.Usecaution!Protectagainstaccidentalcontactwithhotsurfaces.
Useprotectiondevicestopreventhazardousconditionsand/ordamagetoequipment.
Eachpowerinputthatisusedwiththecontrollermustbefusedseparately.Alternatively,apowersupply
withintegralover‐currentprotectionmaybeusedifitisappropriatelysizedforprotectingthe
controller/TEdevice.
Thetemperaturecontrollerisintendedtobeusedwith,orincorporatedinto,othermachinerymadeby
TETechnology,Inc.andmustnotbeputintoserviceuntiltherelevantmachineryintowhichitistobe
incorporatedintohasbeendeclaredinconformitywiththeessentialrequirementsoftheMachinery
Directive20
06/42/EC.
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