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Safety features
The laser is equipped with all required safety features as described in the laser safety standard IEC 60825-1. If any part
of the delivered equipment is replaced with a part not supplied by Cobolt or if the equipment is not properly grounded
system may not conform to CE / CDRH compliance standards listed in section
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Disabling any of the safety features nullifies the CE marking and violates the laser safety standard.
Remote Interlock Connector
The remote interlock connector is a connector which permits the connection of external controls placed apart from
other components of the laser product. When the terminals of the connector are open-circuited, emission is
interrupted and no radiation will be accessible. The remote interlock connector permits easy addition of an external
interlock in laser installation. See section 5.3
for a detailed description of the remote interlock circuit and operation.
Manual Shutter (Beam Stop)
The laser head is equipped with a manual shutter, which functions as the beam stop, capable of preventing human
access to laser radiation. The aperture location and the open and close positions of the shutter are indicated on the
top surface of the laser head. For 06-03 fiber pigtailed lasers, the fiber end cap is considered the
‘manual shutter’
Key Control
The CDRH compliant model comes with a key control box which must be connected for the laser to operate. When
the key is in the OFF position, the diode is prevented from emitting. The key must be actively turned to the ON
position each time the laser is powered on. When the key is removed from the system laser radiation is not accessible.
Laser Radiation Emission Warning
The key control box, which is part of the CDRH compliant models, incorporates LEDs which indicate the status of the
Laser. The “ON” LED is illuminated whenever the device is emitting or could emit light. See section
4.3 for details on
the key control box. The emission wa
rning indicators are also visible in the Cobolt Monitor™ software, see section
for details on the control software.
