Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Precautions - Keysight N9913A User Manual

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Safety Considerations

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions

The FieldFox was constructed in an ESD protected environment. This is

because most of the semiconductor devices used in this instrument are

susceptible to damage by static discharge.

Static charges are generated in numerous ways, such as simple contact,

separation of materials, and normal motions of persons working with the

FieldFox. To prevent instrument damage, practice industry accepted

techniques for handling static sensitive devices when using the FieldFox.

Very often, coaxial cables and antennas also build up a static charge, which, if

allowed to discharge by connecting to the FieldFox, may damage the

instrument input circuitry. To avoid such damage, it is recommended to

dissipate any static charges by temporarily attaching a short to the cable or

antenna prior to attaching to the instrument.

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