Soldering the ZIF Tips
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N5439A InfiniiMax III ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Probe Head
This is the recommended soldering procedure:
Flux and tin the target DUT leads.
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Figure 21 Preparing the DUT Leads
Form the ZIF tip wires to match the DUT's pitch / angle (recommended
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to keep the ZIF tip in the plastic fork so it is easy to hold on to).
Flux the ZIF tip wires and DUT leads.
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Position the ZIF tip and carefully reflow the solder.
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Make sure the gold traces on the ZIF tip are facing up as this will be important later.
Do not dwell on this solder joint.
Figure 22 Soldering the ZIF Tip
Remove the ZIF fork handle from the ZIF tip by pulling the tip in the
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direction shown in the following figure. Your tip is now ready to
connect to a N5439A probe head.
2. InfiniiMax III Probe Heads
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