Preventive Maintenance - Agilent Technologies 85051B User's And Service Manual

7 mm verification kit

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General Information

Clarifying the Terminology of a Connector Interface

In this document and in the prompts of the PNA calibration wizard, the sex of device connectors and

adapters is referred to in terms of the center conductor. For example, a connector or device designated as

1.85 mm –f– has a 1.85 mm female center conductor.

A connector gage is referred to in terms of the connector that it measures. For instance, a male connector

gage has a female connector on the gage so that it can measure male devices.

Preventive Maintenance

The best techniques for maintaining the integrity of the devices in this kit include:

• routine visual inspection

• cleaning

• proper gaging

• proper connection techniques

All of these are described in

Chapter 3 , "Use, Maintenance, and Care of the Devices."

Failure to detect and

remove dirt or metallic particles on a mating plane surface can degrade repeatability and accuracy and can

damage any connector mated to it. Improper connections, resulting from pin depth values being out of

specification (see

Table 2-2 on page

2-4), or from bad connection techniques, can also damage these

devices.

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