Valleylab Force FX-8C - Instrument Connections, Mode Selection, and Safety Testing

Setting Up the Generator
5-4 Force FX-8C Service Manual
Connections for Bipolar or Macrobipolar Surgery
If you plan to use a footswitching bipolar instrument, you must connect a
bipolar footswitch. You may also use a footswitch to activate a
handswitching instrument.
Figure 5-1.
Bipolar or macrobipolar
connections—footswitch activation
and a handswitching or
footswitching instrument
Warning
Electric Shock Hazard
• Do not connect wet accessories to the generator.
• Ensure that all accessories and adapters are correctly connected and that no
metal is exposed.
Caution
Accessories must be connected to the proper receptacle type. In particular,
bipolar accessories must be connected to the Bipolar receptacle only. Improper
connection may result in inadvertent generator activation or a REM Contact
Quality Monitor alarm.
Bipolar
footswitch
Footswitching or handswitching
instrument