Valleylab Force FX-8C, Service Manual

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Setting Up the Generator
Setup, T
ests, and Adjustments
Force FX-8C Service Manual 5-9
Figure 5-6.
Connections for simultaneous coag—
two handswitching instruments
Figure 5-7.
Connection for simultaneous coag—
two footswitching instruments
Using Two Generators Simultaneously
Two generators (and two patient return electrodes) may be used
simultaneously on the same patient, provided the generators are the same
type (both are isolated or both are ground referenced). However, the two
Patient return electrode
Monopolar
instrument
Monopolar
instrument or
CUSA handpiece
with CEM
nosecone
Caution
Do not stack equipment on top of the generator or place the generator on top of
electrical equipment (except a Force GSU unit, a Force Argon unit, a CUSA
System 200, or a CUSA EXcel unit). These configurations are unstable and/or do
not allow for adequate cooling.
Patient return electrode
Monopolar
instrument
Monopolar
instrument or
CUSA handpiece
with CEM
nosecone
Monopolar
footswitches