Short Ground Blade And Ground Spring - Keysight N2894A User Manual

Accessories
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WARNING

Short Ground Blade and Ground Spring

The short ground blade is the best performing
ground connection available due to its low induc-
tance. To attach the ground blade, simply push it
over the probe tip and continue pushing until the
blade is inserted into the notch located on the probe
barrel, as shown in
while in use. You can also bend and form the blade to reach your grounding loca-
tion. In the picture, you can see that the ground blade was placed over the tip and
then an IC cap accessory was placed over the tip.
Figure 3
The ground spring offers similar performance as the ground blade and depending
on the probing situation, may offer greater flexibility when making a ground con-
nection. The ground spring is also inserted over the probe tip in a similar manner. It
is mainly used for browsing as it is flexible and snaps back to original orientation
(unlike the ground blade that you can form) which allows you to connect it to your
grounding location and then move the probe tip around. It does have a slightly
larger inductance than the ground blade which may result in some decrease in per-
formance depending on the application.
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Keysight N2870A-Series and N2894A Passive Probes User's Guide
Proper Tip Removal Technique
You should exercise caution when using these sharp probe tips to avoid
personal injury.
Figure 3. This will keep it from spinning around on the probe
Blade inserted into the Probe Notch