GC ACCESSORIES
H
2
-50 Stand-Alone Hydrogen Generator
Warnings and Safety Precautions:
WARNING!
TheH
2
-50generateshydrogen,which isanextremelyflammablegas. Undernormaloperation, thesafety
features of theH
2
-50protect theoperator. However, operatorsmust use common sense and takebasic
precautions. Hydrogenburnswithaflame that is invisisble to thenakedeye. Donotuse theH
2
-50nearany
flames,sparks,orsources thereof, including labovens,heaterelements,bunsenburners, torches,etc. When
venting thehydrogenfrom thegeneratorcell,NEVERopen theH
2
-50 togglevalvenearan ignitionsource!
Hydrogenisnon-toxic,butitcancauseasphyxiationinconfinedspacesbydisplacingoxygen. UsetheH
2
-
50 inaventilatedroomwithanambient temperatureof5-40
o
C(40-100
o
F). If theGCpower is interruptedor
cutoffduringhydrogengeneration, flip the togglevalve to isolate thegeneratorcell, thendisconnect the
externalpowersourcefrom theH
2
-50and thewalloutlet. This isagoodgeneral response inanysituationof
uncertainrisk; ifyourenotsurewhatshappening, isolate thecellandpull thepowerplug. Thatway,youcan
takethetimetodiagnoseanyproblemswithoutH
2
accumulation. Familiarizeyourselfwiththesafeoperation
of theGCandotherequipment towhichyou intend toconnect theH
2
-50.
WARNING!
TheH
2
-50 isdesigned tobesafeunder thefollowingEnvironmentalConditions:
•
indooruse;
•
altitudeup to2000meters;
•
temperature5
o
C-40
o
C;
•
maximumrelativehumidity80%for temperaturesup to31
o
C,decreasing linearly to50%relative
humidityat40
o
C;
•
POLLUTIONDEGREE=2 inaccordancewith IEC664.
