WIKA F73.100 Mode D'emploi page 9

5. Transport, packaging and storage
5.3 Storage
Permissible conditions at the place of storage:
Storage temperature: -20 ... +60 °C
Avoid exposure to the following factors:
Direct sunlight or proximity to hot objects
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Mechanical vibration, mechanical shock (putting it down hard)
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Soot, vapour, dust and corrosive gases
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Potentially explosive environments, flammable atmospheres
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Store the instrument in its original packaging in a location that fulfils
the conditions listed above. If the original packaging is not available,
pack and store the thermometer as described below:
1. Wrap the thermometer in an antistatic plastic film.
2. Place the thermometer, along with shock-absorbent material, in the
packaging.
3. If stored for a prolonged period of time (more than 30 days), place a
bag containing a desiccant inside the packaging.
WARNING!
Before storing the instrument (following operation),
remove any residual media. This is of particular impor-
tance if the medium is hazardous to health, e.g. caustic,
toxic, carcinogenic, radioactive, etc.
The use of liquid damping is always recommended for
temperatures near the dew point (±1 °C around 0 °C).
WIKA operating instructions models 73, 74, 75
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