Measure Ac And Dc Current On A Rectification Circuit; Figure 3-2 Connection Terminal When Using Dc Current And Ac Ripple - Agilent Technologies U3401A User's And Service Manual

3 Measurement Tutorial

Measure AC and DC Current on a Rectification Circuit

A single measurement for both AC current and DC current can be
displayed through both display while testing a rectifier circuit.
• Make sure you select the correct input terminal according to the input range used.
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• Do not apply current exceeding specified range to input terminals of mA or A.
1 Connect the red and black test leads to the input terminal and probe
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AC/DC current
source
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Figure 3-2 Connection terminal when using DC current and AC ripple

2 Press
3 Press
4 Press
Press
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the test points as shown in
to select AC current measurement for primary display.
to enable the DC current measurement for secondary
display.
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secondary display.
to disable the secondary display.
Figure 3- 2.
or to select autoranging or manual range for
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