Includes (left to right):
1 wrist band, 2 gold electrodes, 1 miniZAP ®, 1 electrode cable, 1 tube electrode gel 100 g, 1 comprehensive manual (not shown), 1 durable transport box.
miniZAP® Produkt-Info V2.1 (PDF, 367 KB)

Smart and cool! The miniZAP ® sets new standards:

• Comfortable (only 35 gr, one touch start),
• Unobstrusive (wrist watch design)
• effective (constant current control, see below, special electrodes),
• safe to use (intelligent error management),
• durable (highest manufacturing standards, automatic SMD component fitting)
• economic (intelligent battery management, see below)
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The highlights at a glance

• Ultra compact measurements - the miniZAP® is worn like a wrist watch, without any cable hassle, feather light weight (35 gr), comfortable and unobstrusive. Therefore applicable whenever and wherever.
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• High performance - at 400 µA constant output the miniZAP® lasts with a single 3V cell (only 235 mAh) longer than a conventional 27V blood zapper with three 9V blocks (400 mAh). The maximum voltage of the miniZAP® reaches 34 V, more than any other blood zapper on the market.
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• Constant current control - (CCC): As the world’s first blood zapper the miniZAP ® keeps the always at the set rate, independent of changing skin resistance (see below). This prevents ion diffusion (only achieved by combination of CCC and alternating current!).
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• Intelligent error management - (IEM): The miniZAP® tolerates temporary operation disturbances (idle current, short circuit, overload, low batt etc.) during treatment.
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• Optical and acoustical signal code - the miniZAP ® is the only blood zapper to prompt error signals both acoustically and visible through individual codes. Hearing of a specific error message avoids breaks in treatment and assures maximum efficiency.
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• Lowest operation costs - intelligent battery management (IBM): the electronics of the miniZAP® is designed for maximum battery exploit. An empty cell is signalized only when 96% of its capacity are used. A 3V Lithium- cell for 2,50 EUR lasts for 4 months at 120 min. daily use.
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• Highest manufacturing quality - the miniZAP® is a masterpiece of German engineering art. This “power egg” is manufactured according to industry standards (automatic SMD component fitting) and passed a rigid quality control.
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• No DC portion - the miniZAP® has 100% pure AC current, in contrary to some devices, which deliver rectangular pulses, but with a very high portion of DC current (up to 100%). DC current produces electrolysis (ion diffusion) and should be avoided.
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• Gold electrodes - a zapper is only as good as its electrodes! The electrodes have the same importance for the overall performance of a zapper, as the electronic parts. They should be corrosion proof, skin compatible and should meet the rigid specifications of Dr. Beck. For the special electrodes of the miniZAP® no costs were spared to meet this high demand. More...
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• Medical device approvement - the miniZAP® is registered as medical device since beginning of 2005.

Further specifications of the miniZAP®

1. Quartz precise current frequency (3,920 Hz according to Dr. R. C. Beck).
2. Seamless adjustable output current.
3. Soft start (prevents stress reaction of the body by slow current increase).
4. Overload and short circuit protection.
5. 4 months operation with just a 3V button cell (2 hrs. pe day).
6. LED energy saving mode (increases battery life by another 10%).
7. „Low batt“ signal.
8. Comes with durable, compact transportation case.

Optimal effectiveness only through constant currenct control (CCC)!

Common zapper devices only render a variable or constant output voltage, where there is no constant current flowing through the body, because current depends on skin resistance, which, in return, alternates due to internal and external influences (diagram 1, Hautwiderstand = resistance, Zeit = time).

Therefore there is no consistent maintanance of the user set current. The miniZAP ® keeps current constant, during each application, independend of skin resistance. Diagram 2 (Stromstärke = currenct, Zeit = time) shows the comparison of the currenct curve between miniZAP ® (blue) and zappers without constant current control (red).

miniZAP®: The level of currenct stays constant during the complete application, which guarantees maximum effect.
Without CCC: The currenct undergoes strong alterations, which doesn’t assure constant efficiency of the current therapy.

Note: At 400 µA continuous current the miniZAP® lasts with only a 3V battery (only 235 mAh) longer than a conventional 27V Beck zapper with three 9V blocks (400 mAh). This is because conventional zapper circuits consume the larger part of the curent internally (heat production), instead of leading it through the body.

The miniZAP® SMD layer with meanwhile far over 100 parts and RISC-µ-processor
achieves in comparison with all known Zapper devices the highest integration.

...compare some conventional Zapper architectures.