Important safety instructions, Caution – Samlex America SEC-100BRM User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Please read before using your power supply.
CAUTION !
ALL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS MUST MEET LOCAL AND NA-
TIONAL WIRING CODES AND SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY A QUALI-
FIED ELECTRICIAN
.
 
OPERATION OF COOLING FAN 
THE HEAT PRODUCED IS EXTRACTED BY 2 FANS. IN CASE ANY OF THE FANS 
FAILS, LIGHT AND SOUND ALARMS WILL BE ACTIVATED. IMMEDIATELY 
SWITCH
OFF THE POWER TO THE UNIT TO PREVENT DAMAGE DUE TO OVER
HEATING
 
CONNECTION TO AC OUTLET 
THE POWER SUPPLY SHOULD BE OPERATED ONLY FROM A STANDARD 3 
PIN 120 V AC/ 60 HZ OUTLET WITH PROPER GROUNDING CONNECTION. 
 
SEC-100BRM
MUST BE POWERED FROM A 30A BRANCH CIRCUIT AND
SHOULD BE PLUGGED INTO A 30A AC RECEPTACLE WHICH WILL ACCEPT 
THE 30A NEMA L5-30P PLUG OF THE POWER CORD. SEC-80BRM MUST BE 
POWERED FROM A 20A CIRCUIT AND MUST BE PLUGGED INTO A 20A AC 
OUTLET WHICH WILL ACCEPT THE 20A NEMA 5-20P PLUG PROVIDED WITH 
THE POWER CORD. SEC-60BRM AND SEC-40BRM MAY BE POWERED FROM 
A 15A CIRCUIT. ALTHOUGH SEC-60BRM & SEC-40BRM ARE PROVIDED WITH 
20A, NEMA 5-20P PLUG, THESE MAY BE POWERED FROM A 15A BRANCH CIR-
CUIT IF 20A BRANCH CIRCUIT IS NOT AVAILABLE. FOR THIS SITUATION, A 
SEPARATE 15A, NEMA 5-15P PLUG HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO REPLACE THE 
20A, NEMA 5-20P PLUG PROVIDED WITH THE POWER CORD. 
 
 
CAUTION !
PLUG REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE DONE BY A QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN. PLEASE ENSURE PROPER POLARITY OF THE CONNECTIONS 
AS FOLLOWS :
 
“ L ” LINE 
BLACK WIRE
“ N ” NEUTRAL
WHITE WIRE
EARTH GROUND
GREEN WIRE
DO NOT USE EXTENSION CORD UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF AN 
EXTENSION CORD MUST BE USED , MAKE SURE : 
 
1. THE PINS ON THE EXTENSION CORD'S PLUG ARE OF THE SAME NUM-
BER, SIZE AND SHAPE AS THOSE OF THE PLUG OF THE POWER SUPPLY 
CORD. NEVER USE AN EXTENSION CORD WITH A 2 PIN PLUG ( THERE 
WILL BE NO GROUNDING CONNECTION IN THIS TYPE OF PLUG WHICH IS 
A SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD ) 
 
2. THE EXTENSION CORD WIRE SIZE SHOULD BE MINIMUM 12 AWG, 20 A.
1.