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Safety Instructions

General safety instructions for Bricks, Bricklets, Extensions and Step-Down Power Supply

  • Do not expose to water or high moisture.
  • Do not place on a conductive surface.
  • Do not hotplug Bricks in a stack or Bricklets to a Brick.
  • Try to handle the circuit boards only at the edges to avoid electrical discharge directly to a component.
  • Connecting incompatible devices to external ports (e.g. over-voltage on digital/analog inputs) may result in damage.
  • External actuators, sensors or other peripherals that are connected need to comply with the relevant safety standards for the overall system to be safe.

Bricklets that can be used together with mains voltage

The Solid State Relay Bricklet, Solid State Relay Bricklet 2.0, Dual Relay Bricklet and Industrial Dual Relay Bricklet can be used with 220V/110V mains electricity voltage levels.

If used together with mains voltage level, these Bricklets may only be used by qualified and/or trained electricians. Always follow your national safety regulations.

Before carrying out any work on one of these Bricklets, always disconnect the complete system from all power sources.

Compliance

All original Bricks, Bricklets and Extensions made by Tinkerforge and bought from tinkerforge.com shop or authorized distributors do comply in there conception and layout, if correctly set up and correctly utilized, in the configuration as specified by the manufacturer, with the following regulations and applied harmonised standards:

  • EC Directive 2014/30/EU (electromagnetic compatibility)
  • EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) and Amending Directive 2015/863
  • EN 61000-6-3:2007 (Emission standard for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments)
  • EN 61000-6-4:2007 (Emission standard for industrial environments)

The Bricklet cables of all length and of all types (7p-7p, 7p-10p, 10p-10p) are RoHS conform according to:

  • EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) and Amending Directive 2015/863

Collection, recycling and recovery is done by Tinkerforge in accordance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive). Our WEEE registration number is DE 53246002.

Tinkerforge is registered in the LUCID-Register to assure recycling of the packaging used for Tinkerforge products and packaging material of shippments made from tinkerforge.com shop. Our LUCID ZSVR number is DE2705918739118-V.