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c.
Stop activation. Verify that the Coag display changed to 300.
d.
Press the cut pedal again to activate monopolar output for between
two and five seconds.
e.
Stop activation. Verify that the Coag display changed to 30.
If the display did not change as described, call the Valleylab Service
Center.
4.
To check the Pure mode, press the Pure button and repeat step 3.
5.
Check the Blend mode.
a.
Press the Blend button. The Coag display changes to 20.
b.
Press the cut pedal to activate monopolar output for between two
and five seconds.
c.
Stop activation. Verify that the Coag display changed to 200.
d.
Press the cut pedal again to activate monopolar output for between
two and five seconds.
e.
Stop activation. Verify that the Coag display changed to 20.
If the display did not change as described, call the Valleylab Service
Center.
6.
Remove the 100 ohm resistor from the test cables.
Checking Monopolar Coag Output
1.
Connect the test equipment for monopolar output.
a.
Connect one test cable to the left jack in the Monopolar 1/CEM
Instrument receptacle. Pass the test cable through the current
transformer and connect the current transformer to the voltmeter.
b.
Use a test cable to short the two pins on the Patient Return
Electrode receptacle.
c.
Connect the second test cable from the voltmeter to both pins of the
Patient Return Electrode receptacle.
d
. Verify that the monopolar footswitch is connected to the
Monopolar 1 Footswitch receptacle on the rear panel.
e.
Connect the 500 ohm resistor across the output jacks at the end of
the test cables.
2.
Press the Desiccate button.
3.
Check the ECON for the selected coag mode.
a.
Verify that "10" appears in the Coag display.
b.
Press the footswitch coag pedal and, while activating the generator,
press the Coag up (
∆
) or down (
∇
) arrow buttons until the
voltmeter reading is equivalent to 141 ± 9 mA rms. Ignore changes
to the Coag display.
c.
Stop activation. Verify that the Coag display changed to 120.
Summary of Contents for Force FX-8C
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