The Bio Amp Cable - ADInstruments POWERLAB TEACHING SERIES Owner's Manual

The Bio Amp Cable

Connections are made to the Bio Amp inputs using the supplied Bio Amp cable and
leads. The cable plugs into the six-pin input socket on the front panel: a notch in the plug
ensures that polarity is correct. Only the supplied Bio Amp cable and leads should be
used. Other cables may not meet safety requirements. The PowerLab 26T and 15T are
supplied with a 5-lead Bio Amp cable and lead wires; it uses a shared ground signal for its
Bio Amp channels. The cable is of the sort oft en used for ECG or EMG work, a Tronomed
D- 2540 cable, and has a cable yoke with five sockets for the leads.
The supplied leads click into place in the cable yoke, and have snap connectors at the
other end to connect to typical ECG electrodes. The leads are color-coded for ease of
identification.
ADInstruments supplies other types of lead wires that connect to the Bio Amp cable
yoke, such as EEG Flat Electrodes. Also available are disposable and reusable electrodes,
electrode cream (for reusable electrodes), electrode paste, and abrasive gel for lightly
abrading the skin before the electrodes are attached.
Figure 2–10
The Bio Amp
To Electrodes
cable yoke, with
5 leads attached
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input