Product

• ThermoFlex^® Mid with Fuchs vacuum
• ThermoFlex Narrow with Fuchs vacuum

Symptoms

• The sound of the Fuchs vacuum stops
• Image shows ablation

Cause

The vacuum-related task times out, because exposure takes longer than usual.

Solution

1. From the Utilities menu, click Hardware.
   
2. In the Hardware tree, locate Expose System > Laser System and right-click Ablation Vacuum.
   
3. In the Properties: Ablation Vacuum dialog box, change the Max. Allowed Valve Activation Time(DWORD) [Sec] parameter value to 4000. (The default is 2000.)
   Note: To enable changing the value, on the screen, in a non-active area, left-click and press Ctrl+U.
   

Technical contact(s)

Viki Arviv

Submitted by

Jim Buczynski and Frederic Mayot

Date submitted

04 Aug 2004