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THDP0100/0200 & TMDP0200 High Voltage Differential Probes Installation and Safety Instructions & Product Documentation CD *P071289001* 071-2890-01...
General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system.
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General Safety Summary Connect and Disconnect Properly. Connect the probe output to the measurement instrument before connecting the probe to the circuit under test. Connect the probe input leads one at a time. Make sure accessories are fully mated before connecting and disconnecting.
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General Safety Summary Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual: WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life.
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General Safety Summary Symbols and Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product: DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking. WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.
Compliance Information Compliance Information This section lists the safety and environmental standards with which the instrument complies. Safety Compliance EC Declaration of Conformity – Low Voltage Compliance was demonstrated to the following specification as listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities: Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
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Compliance Information Pollution Degree Description A measure of the contaminants that could occur in the environment around and within a product. Typically the internal environment inside a product is considered to be the same as the external. Products should be used only in the environment for which they are rated: Pollution Degree 1.
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Compliance Information Installation & Measurement (Overvoltage) Category Descriptions Terminals on this product may have different installation or measurement (overvoltage) category designations. The installation and measurement categories are: Overvoltage Category IV. For measurements and installations performed at the source of low-voltage installation. Overvoltage Category III.
2006/66/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries. For information about recycling options, check the Support/Service section of the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com). Restriction of Hazardous Substances This product has been classified as Monitoring and Control equipment, and is...
Operating Considerations Operating Considerations Specification THDP0100 THDP0200 TMDP0200 Bandwidth 100 MHz 200 MHz 200 MHz Maximum 600 V Range: 150 V Range: 75 V Range: measurable 600 V DC + peak AC 150 V DC+ peak AC 75 V DC+ peak AC...
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Operating Considerations Figure 1: Specification table footnotes referring to the probe input limits on the probes...
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Operating Considerations Table 1: Environmental specifications Characteristic Specification Temperature Operating 0 °C to +40 °C (+32 °F to +104 °F) Nonoperating -30 °C to +70 °C (-22 °F to +158 °F) Humidity Operating 5 to 85% R.H. 0 °C to +40 °C (+32 °F to +104 °F) Nonoperating 5 to 85% R.H.
Installation Installation This booklet describes the installation and safe use of the probe and accessories. For more information, refer to the THDP0100/0200 & TMDP0200 High Voltage Differential Probes Instruction Manual on the documentation CD. Connecting the Probe to the Oscilloscope To connect the probe to the oscilloscope, align the probe to the input channel and push in the probe until it latches into place.
Installation Connecting the Probe to the Circuit The integral input leads on the probe extend 10 in (25 cm) from the probe body. Connect the leads directly to your circuit, or use the extender leads and the accessories that are included with the probe. (See page 14, Standard Accessories.) WARNING.
If the wear indicator is visible, do not use the probe. Contact Tektronix Service for repair or replacement. Maximum ratings: 2300 V CAT I...
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Standard Accessories THDP0100 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description Test probes (TATP) (020-3070-xx kit) Use these test probes to browse multiple test points or to connect the extender leads to the hook tips. To prevent arc flash, use WARNING. caution when probing circuits with raised components.
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Standard Accessories THDP0100 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description Small hook tips (TASH) (020-3070-xx kit) Use these tips to access test points in tight spaces. Screw the hook tips onto the TATP test probes and then clamp the hooks onto the circuit.
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THDP0200 and TMDP0200 probes, do not use on circuits above 1000 V. To avoid risk of electric shock or fire, do not use the THDP0100 test probe or hook tip accessories on CAT III or CAT IV circuits. Refer to the derating table above.
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If the wear indicator is visible, do not use the probe. Contact Tektronix Service for repair or replacement. Maximum ratings: 2300 V CAT I...
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Standard Accessories THDP0200 and TMDP0200 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description Handheld probes (TP175-FL) These probes plug onto the banana input leads and extender leads. The tips are threaded to accept tip accessories. The insulator sheath at the probe tip extends and retracts into CAT III and CAT IV-rated spacings.
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Standard Accessories THDP0200 and TMDP0200 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description Pogo pin tip adapter & tips kit (020-3107-xx) These insulated adapters screw on to the threaded tips of the TP175-FL handheld probes. The adapters hold the pogo pin tips included in the kit. Maximum ratings: 150 V CAT II 0.1 A...
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Standard Accessories THDP0200 and TMDP0200 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description Hook clips (AC280-FL) Use these clips to make connections to component leads. Maximum ratings: 1000 V CAT III 600 V CAT IV Pincer clips (AC283-FL) These clips have a pair of finer contacts that close around leads on smaller components.
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1000 V CAT II 550 V CAT I 1000 V CAT III 600 V CAT III 300 V CAT II The THDP0100 probe can be used with the THDP0200 and TMDP0200 accessories, but only at the reduced voltage levels listed in this table.
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The probe holder can also be used with many other Tektronix probes. Always insert the handheld probe so that the Tektronix logo on the probe holder...
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Standard Accessories Table 2: Additional THDP0200 and TMDP0200 probe standard accessories, (cont.) Item Description THV-Browser The THV-Browser allows you to set and lock the spacing between two handheld probe tips, and then browse your circuit with one hand. To make a stationary, hands-free connection, attach the browser to the TPH1000 probe holder.
The differential and common-mode input voltage ratings for the probes differ between models. The highest ratings are for the THDP0100 probe and are rated for a maximum peak voltage of 6000 V between the inputs. The inputs are CAT I rated to a maximum...
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Controls and Features Controls and features, (cont.) Item Description Range selector button and indicators Press the button to select between the voltage range (attenuation) settings of the probe. The range and units are indicated on the probe and may be displayed on the oscilloscope screen, depending on the oscilloscope model.
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Controls and Features Controls and features Item Description Bandwidth Limit button and indicators Press the button to limit the probe bandwidth to 5 MHz. The 5 MHz filter assists in the characterization and testing of power supplies in switch mode by removing all high frequency content, noise and harmonics from the measurement.
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Controls and Features CD Contents The documentation CD included with this booklet contains pdf files of the THDP0100/0200 & TMDP0200 High Voltage Differential Probes Instruction Manual, and other documents to help you understand how to take differential measurements with your probe.
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