Acticare TSE User Manual page 29

Basic Waveform Parameters
Waveform
Pulse
Frequency
Width
Pulse
Amplitude
Inter-pulse
Spacing
Available Parameters
Each parameter may be independently set to produce any desired waveform. For example a 50 S
Biphasic TENS pulse repeated at 250Hz with bursts of 1 sec on, and 1 sec off would require the
following parameters: MODE: BIPH, PULS: 50
Pulse Interpulse
Width Spacing
PULS SPAC
0.5µS 0.0µS
1.0µS 0.5µS
1.5µS 1.0µS
2µS 1.5µS
3µS 2µS
4µS 3µS
5µS 4µS
6µS 5µS
8µS 6µS
10µS 8µS
20µS 10µS
50µS 20µS
100µS 50µS
200µS 100µS
200µS
1mS
2mS
Waveform time in S = 1,000,000
Waveform frequencies of 50Hz and below are not available for burst modes.
S , SPAC: 0
Waveform Burst
Frequency Time
FRQ BT
1Hz Off
5Hz 10µS
10Hz 20µS
25Hz 1mS
50Hz 2mS
100Hz 5mS
250Hz 10mS
500Hz 20mS
750Hz 50mS
1kHz 100mS
2.5kHz 250mS
5kHz 500mS
10kHz 1000mS
20kHz 2000mS
50kHz
Device safety limit prevents
continuous output at these
100kHz
frequencies - use burst modes
200kHz
with short bursts - see page
31 for details.
500kHz
÷ Waveform frequency (FRQ)
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Burst Parameters
Burst
Frequency
Burst
Time
S , FRQ: 250Hz, BT: 1000mS, BF: 0.5Hz.
Warning.
Burst
the Monophasic and
Freq
Twin Peak waveforms
BF
with medical advice.
0.25Hz
These waveforms
0.5Hz
result in a net flow of
1Hz
current from one
2Hz
electrode to the other
5Hz
electrode. The result
10Hz
may be reddening or,
20Hz
in severe cases, burns
50Hz
under the electrodes
100Hz
due to ionic transport.
250Hz
500Hz
Scientific Notation
1kHz
Hz Hertz
2kHz
(cycles per second)
µ S Microseconds
mS Milliseconds
µ C Micro coulombs
(unit of charge)
Only use
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