Orbiting

Orbiting starts when the orbit channel is activated.

From this point on, the programming of the down channel also changes. When the orbit channel is active, the down channel is only programmed in a 2D plane (radius Z, Y-Z) since the orbit channel is superimposed in a 2D plane (X-Y) perpendicular to it. Superimposition generates a 3D motion. For superimposition, the orbit channel uses the radius supplied by the down channel and this scales the orbit geometry.

During the orbiting phase, the escape of the electrode or the flushing motion is controlled by rapidly lifting the electrode through the escape channel.