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Thisappliance mustbe grounded.
Intheeventofanelectricalshort
circuit,grounding reducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyproviding an
escapewirefortheelectriccurrent.
Thisappliance is equipped witha
powercordhavinga grounding
wire with
a grounding plug.The
plugmustbe plugged intoanoutlet
thatis properlyinstded and
grounded,(Fig.1)
WARNIN'G-improper
useofthegrounding plugcanresult
in a risk ofelectricshock.
Consulta qualifiedelectricianor
servicetechnician if the grounding
instructions arenotcompletely
understood, o r if doubtexistsas to
whetherthe appliance is properly
grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prong wall
receptacleis encountered, i t is
yourpersonalresponsibility and
obligationto haveit replacedwith
a properlygroundedthree-prong
wallreceptacle.
Do
not
u nder anydrmmiances
cut
m removethe third
(ground)
prong
from
thepowercord.
UseofklapterPlugs
Usage
situations w here
appliance's power cordwil~
bedisconnected infkeq u ently. ~ÿ€•ÿ
Becauseofpotential s afetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w e
stronglyrecommend againstthe
useof anadapterplug.However,
if youstillelectto usean adapter,
wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARY CONNECTION
maybemadeto a properlygrounded
two-prong wallreceptacl~ 6 ytheuse
ofa ULlistedadapter(Fig.2)
whichis available-at mos~loc'al
hardware stores.
i
TEMPORARY
METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMilTED INCANADA)
P o
(
ALIGN LARGE
PRONGS/SLOTS
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Thelargerslot. i n theadaptermust
be alignedwiththelargerslotin the
wallreceptacleto provideproper
polarityin the connectionofthe
powercord.
@.Bt~on:
Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto thewall
receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot
groundthe applianceunlessthe
coverscrewis metal,and not
insulated,and the wallreceptacle
is groundedthroughthe ho~se
wiring.Youshouldhavethe circuit
checkedby a qualifiedelectrician
to makesure the receptacleis
properlygrounded.
Whendisconnecting the power
cord fromthe adapter,alwayshold
the adapterwithonehand. If this
is notdone, the adapterground
terminalis very likelyto break with
repeateduse. ~hotdd-this happen,
DO NOTUSE the applianceuntil
a propergroundhas againbeen
established.
17 '
Usagaituations
w here
appliances Power cordwill
bedisconnected f requently.
DO not m mMf@4W
@tig
i nthaw
situations because
disconnecting of
thepower c ordplaces undue strain
onthe
adapterandleadsto eventual
I%ilureof theadapter g mundtermind.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prong wall
receptacle replacedwitha thr*-
prong(grounding) r tweptacle bya
qualifiedelectrician beforeusing
theappliance.
UseOflEkdenskm
Cords
Becauseof potential s afetyhazards
undercertainconditions, w estrongly
recommend againstthe useofan
extension cord, However, i f it is
necessaryto usean extensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord
thathasa 3-bladegroundingplug,
anda 3-slotreceptaclethatwill
accepttheplugon the appliance.
Themarkedratingof the extension
cordshallbe equalto or greater
thantheelectricalratingofthe
appliance(15ampere's).
Suchextension cordsare obtainable
throughGeneralElectricservice.
Myumdo use an extensioncord
withyourmicrowave o ven,the
interiorlightmayflickerandthe
blowersoundmayvary whenoven
is in use. Cooktimesmaybe longer
as well.
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