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- Page 1 Keysight N2830A-Series Differential InfiniiMax III+ Probes Handling Guide...
- Page 2 It calls attention to clause. Use, duplication or disclosure of Printed in USA an operating procedure, practice, or the Software is subject to Keysight Technologies’ standard commercial license terms, and like that, if not correctly performed or Keysight Technologies, Inc.
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Page 3: Proper Handling Techniques
N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Proper Handling Techniques Use a Static-Safe Work Station Safely Connecting the Probe to an Oscilloscope Safely Disconnecting the Probe from an Oscilloscope Probing a DUT In this guide, you’ll learn how to properly handle the probe to prevent damage and maintain high performance. - Page 4 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Use a Static-Safe Work Station InfiniiMax probes and accessories are ESD sensitive devices and should be treated with care. Before using or handling the probe or accessories, always wear a grounded ESD wrist strap and ensure that cables and probe heads are discharged before being connected.
- Page 5 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Many scopes including Keysight’s 90000X series have a front-panel ground socket. You can plug the wrist strap into the ground socket as seen in the following picture. Figure 2 Wrist Strap Connected to Oscilloscope Ground Socket The static-safe work station shown in Figure 1 uses two types of...
- Page 6 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Safely Connecting the Probe to an Oscilloscope To protect against ESD damage, always use the four steps shown Figure 4 on page 7 when connecting your probe to the oscilloscope. CAUTION Avoid damaging the probe amplifier connection pins. As shown in Figure never bend the probe head in order to “pop”...
- Page 7 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Figure 4 Connecting the Probe to the Oscilloscope...
- Page 8 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Safely Disconnecting the Probe from an Oscilloscope Always disconnect the probe head from the probe amplifier before: ■ disconnecting the probe amplifier from the oscilloscope. ■ moving the probe amplifier from one oscilloscope channel to another. CAUTION Never allow the probe head to be connected to the probe amplifier, if the probe amplifier is not connected to the oscilloscope channel.
- Page 9 This damage is considered to be abuse and will void the warranty when verified by Keysight Technologies service professionals. When the probe amplifier is not in use, store it in the probe case.
- Page 10 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Moving the Probe to When making your measurements, you’ll often need to probe Different Locations different locations on the DUT. You can safely move any of the following three probe heads without having to first break the amplifier-to-head connection: ■...
- Page 11 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Tack-Putty Keysight recommends the use of tack putty for securing both probe heads and amplifiers. Tack putty can be ordered using part number N5439-65201. Wrap a small amount of tack-putty around your probe head cables, taking care to not pinch them. The mass can then be secured to a rigid body neat your DUT.
- Page 12 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide Figure 7 Using Putty With the N2787A 3D Probe Positioner The same positioner can also be used to support your probe amplifier. Low-temperature Hot Glue You can also use low-temperature hot glue to secure cables. CAUTION Only use low-temperature hot glue.
- Page 13 N2830A-Series Probes Handling Guide...
- Page 14 Manual Part Number N2830-97001 *N2830-97001* Keysight Technologies Printed in USA, April 2014...
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