General information Measures to take if safety check is negative

Repairs and other work on electrical systems or equip- If there is some obvious defect or the equipment fails
ment may be carried out only by qualified personnel and its safety check then the service technician must
call for special measures to be taken to protect persons repair it or arrange for it to be repaired. If the customer
who may come into contact with the equipment. refuses to have it repaired then he or she must be
Safety check After carrying out certain activities in the course of
repairs or renovations you must always check that the
informed that the equipment is faulty and must be
given a copy of the fault clearance report. A further
copy, countersigned by the customer, must be handed
following repairs equipment is electrically safe.
to the service manager, who must retain it for a period
When such a check (measurement) has been carried of ten years.
out successfully the equipment should be clearly
marked to indicate this. Documentation of the VDE measurement
performed
Visual check and functional check This is documented in the service report only when a
Whenever a piece of equipment has been opened or a measurement under VDE 0701 part 240 has been
component has been replaced you must perform a carried out following successful clearance of the fault.
visual check. Alternatively, where there is no service report,
You must make sure that all the important parts of the evidence can be furnished by means of the “Test log
equipment that are relevant to its safety are neither for safety checks on IT equipment”.
visibly damaged nor obviously unsuitable. You must You document it in the service report by entering:
also perform an appropriate functional check to confirm “OK as per VDE 0701 part 240” in the field “Work
that there are no obvious safety deficits. performed”
If the measurement produced a value that is not
Rules for repairing portable electrical permitted then you should append the actual
equipment measurement to the field “Work performed”:
After replacing components that are connected to the “NOK as per VDE 0701 part 240”, value: x ohm”.
mains (central power supply units, printer power packs, In this case you must also fill out the “Test log for
mains cables, mains distributors, heating units, heating safety checks on IT equipment”, and on this document
controllers and PCs) you must perform the measure- the customer must confirm that he or she has been
ments specified in DIN VDE 0701 part 240. When informed that the equipment is unsafe.
A safety check (in some cases compliant with carried out using an appropriate measuring device this
DIN VDE 0701 part 240) must always be per- Contents of the test log
incorporates a test of the ground conductor, which
formed after electrical systems or equipment should return a value ≤ 0.3 ohm. Successful completion  Name and address of customer
have been repaired or renovated. of the measurement must be indicated by an adhesive  Equipment designation
label on the system or equipment and/or documented in  Measurements following the repair
an appropriate place (e.g. service report).  Obvious identified defects
This flyer and the directive “Safety check following After carrying out work on parts that carry voltages of  Name of checker, including signature
repairs” contain the principal regulations that must be 30V AC eff. at 50/60 Hz or repairing obvious damage to  Notification for the customer if the equipment
known to every technician and every service engineer cables or other components at mains voltage the failed the safety check
operating on behalf of WN who works on electrical technician, as a “person who has received instruction in
systems or equipment. electrical work”, is responsible for deciding whether it is
sufficient to check the unit using available resources
(e.g. ohmmeter) or whether it needs to be measured
using the proper measuring equipment. The resulting
measurement must be documented in every case.
 Selecting the protection class  To perform a measurement compliant with VDE
0701, press the “0701” button: the corresponding
 Press the “Auto” button
LED will then light up
 Then use the selector buttons “0701” and “0702” to
 Use the selector buttons “0701” and “0702” to
select the Protection Class menu.
select a measurement including dielectric strength
Use of the electrical  Use the “Auto” button to set the protection class
to 1. Protection class 1 has to be selected because
(“with Riso”).
 Start the automatic measurement by pressing the
equipment testers WN equipment generally has ground connectors.
“Auto” button.
 Use the selector buttons to select Back.
 The device will measure the following:
TG 0701 / 0702  Confirm by pressing the “Auto” button.
Desired value
  Protection class is set to “1”.
Protective conductor resistance <0.3
Dielectric strength >20M
Zero-point adjustment
Equivalent leakage current <3.5mA
To ensure that subsequent
measurements are not affected If any of these three requirements is not fulfilled then
by the electrical properties of the the test object is faulty and may not be taken back into
measuring instrument you operation!
should always adjust the zero
before measuring the resistance Warning:
of a protective conductor. You If the test object is faulty then while the dielectric
do this as follows: strength is being measured the voltage at the
 Connect the line being adapter may be as high as 500V. Switch the meter
tested OFF before removing the adapter !!!
• Connect the meter adapter
to the line being tested
• Using an earth connector safely connect the meter Further information about product safety and
adapter to the socket for the test object. product liability:
• Simultaneously press the buttons “Auto” and “0701”
and hold them both down for about two seconds.  Directive “Safety check following repairs”
• The zero adjustment will be carried out during the  “Test log for safety checks on IT equipment”
next five seconds. (annex to the above directive)
As well as personnel with the appropriate knowledge  DIN VDE 0701 part 240
and qualifications, these tests also call for suitable Measurement as per VDE0701 (available from the Product Safety office for
measuring equipment. Banking or Retail)
 Switch off the meter
 Connect the meter’s mains power connector.
The measuring instrument must be suitable for  Connect the line being tested to the socket for the
performing the measurements prescribed by DIN VDE test object.
0701 part 240.
 Connect the meter adapter to the line being tested
Whether or not a component has been replaced, if a
 For safety, connect the meter adapter to a metallic
measurement needs to be made in the course of a call-
part of the test object (ground strap, power pack,
out and no suitable equipment is to hand, this can be
mains distributor or similar). Parts with treated
obtained as a replacement part via Service Logistics.
surfaces (e.g. painted or chromed) are not suitable
 Connect the test object to the meter via the socket
provided.
 Switch on the meter’s ON switch !