Safety Features; Coil Temperature Protection; Coil Disconnection - MAGSTIM RAPID2 Operating Manual

Magstim Rapid
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SECTION 8: SAFETY FEATURES
8.1 COIL TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
An indication of the coil temperature is given by the Coil Temperature
information display on the User Interface.
If the coil surface temperature reaches its set limit, the display information
will inform the user that this condition has occurred.
The nonnal operation of the equipment can then be resumed by allowing the
coil to cool, or alternatively, by replacing the coil with a cool one.
8.2 COIL DISCONNECTION
If the coil is disconnected from the unit while the unit is charged, the Rapict2
system ,vill detect a break in communications and will automatically select
the default mode and discharge internally. At the same time a message will
be displayed on the UI screen indicating that the coil has been disconnected.
The ARMED indicator will extinguish, indicating that the unit is discharged.
8.3 OTHER SAFETY MEASURES
If the instrument has not been triggered for over 10 minutes after the system
status window has displayed READY, the unit will automatically select the
default mode and discharge internally
The Magstim Rapid 2 is capable of recognising automatically the type of
stimulating coil being used.
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November 2009