Connecting The Airline - Agilent Technologies 85057B User's And Service Manual

Use, Maintenance, and Care of the Devices
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CAUTION You don't have to fully break the handle of the torque wrench to reach the
specified torque; doing so can cause the handle to kick back and loosen the
connection. Any give at all in the handle is sufficient torque.
4. Tighten the connection just to the torque wrench break point. The wrench handle gives
way at its internal pivot point. See

Connecting the Airline

CAUTION Before making any connections to the test set, be sure that bias power to the
test set is off, and take care to avoid electrostatic discharge. Refer to
"Electrostatic Discharge" on page
CAUTION Wear gloves while performing the following procedure. You will be touching
the exposed center conductor of the airline. It is important that you do not
transfer oil and dirt from your fingers to this center conductors. Refer to
"Handling and Storage" on page
Before making the connection, refer to
Cables with the appropriate adapters on the ends should be connected to PORT 1 and
PORT 2 of the network analyzer.
1. Remove the center conductor from its plastic case. Make sure you select the correct
center conductor for the airline you are connecting. Refer to
on page 2-6 for illustrations of both center conductors.
2. Remove the protective end cap from the female end (the end without the connecting
nut) of the airline. Leave the protective end cap on the male end of the airline to prevent
the center conductor from falling out of the outer conductor.
3. Insert the female end of the center conductor into the outer conductor so that the female
end of the center conductor is toward the female end of the outer conductor (the end
without the connector nut).
Figure 3-8 Airline Center Conductor Placement
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Figure 3-7. Do not tighten the connection further.
3-2.
3-18.
"Preliminary Connection" on page 3-14.
Figure 2-3 and Figure 2-4
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