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Care and Maintenance
Male Connector:
Making Connections
Good connections require a skilled operator. Instrument sensitivity and coaxial connector
mechanical tolerances are such that slight errors in operator technique can have a significant
effect on measurements and measurement uncertainties.
The most common cause of measurement error is poor connections.
1. Ground yourself and all devices (wear a grounded wrist strap and work on an antistatic mat).
2. Visually inspect the connectors (refer to Visual Inspection).
3. If necessary, clean the connectors (refer to Cleaning Connectors).
4. Carefully align the connectors. The male connector center pin must slip concentrically into
the contact fingers of the female connector.
5. Push the connectors straight together. Do not twist or screw them together. As the center
conductors mate, there is usually a slight resistance.
Do not twist one connector into the other (like inserting a light bulb). This
happens when you turn the device body, rather than the connector nut. Major
damage to the center conductor and the outer conductor can occur if the device
body is twisted.
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U9361F/M Receiver Calibrator Quick Start Guide
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