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Instruction Manual P6021 60 MHz Current Probe 070-0947-05 Warning The servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid personal injury, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so. Refer to all safety summaries prior to performing service.
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Copyright Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. Tektronix products are covered by U.S. and foreign patents, issued and pending. Information in this publication supercedes that in all previously published material. Specifications and price change privileges reserved. Tektronix, Inc., P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97077 TEKTRONIX and TEK are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.
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WARRANTY Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking. CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product: CAUTION Double Protective Ground Insulated Refer to Manual (Earth) Terminal P6021 Instruction Manual...
Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service procedures. Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this product unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present. To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections. P6021 Instruction Manual...
This phone number is toll free in North America. After office hours, please leave a voice mail message. Outside North America, contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor; see the Tektronix web site for a list of offices. P6021 Instruction Manual...
In the standard configuration, the P6021 probe comes with a 5-foot cable and termination. The following option is also available. Option 03. 9-foot cable with termination...
To avoid damaging the probe, do not disconnect the probe termination and leave the P6021 clamped around the conductor when measuring high currents. Leaving the probe cable unterminated can cause a high voltage to develop in the secondary winding, which may damage the current probe transformer.
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Your P6021 may be used with the following optional accessory: CT-4 Current Probe — The CT-4 is a robust clip-on transformer that extends the current range of the P6021 up to 1000 amps (provided the amp-second rating is not exceeded). The CT-4 has receptacles for current probes in either 20:1 or 1000:1 step-down ratios.
Operator Information Operating Considerations The information in this section will help you make effective use of your P6021 probe. Features and Controls Sensitivity Control — The P6021 termination has a control that allows you to select probe sensitivity. The switch has two positions: 2 mA/mV and 10 mA/mV.
When you insert a conductor into the probe, you add impedance to the circuit you are measuring. This additional impedance affects signals; this is particularly important if you are measuring fast rise times. Figure 2 illustrates the equivalent circuit with the additional impedance introduced by the P6021. 1.7 nH .004...
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Operator Information Probe Shielding The P6021 is shielded to minimize the effect of external magnetic fields. However, strong fields can interfere with the current signal being measured. If you suspect that an external field is interfering with your measurement, remove the probe from the conductor, but keep it in the same location as when you made the suspect measurement.
Service Information Warranted Characteristics This section lists the various warranted characteristics that describe the P6021 Current Probe. Included are warranted electrical and environmental characteris- tics. Warranted characteristics are described in terms of quantifiable performance limits which are warranted. The electrical characteristics listed in Table 1 apply under the following...
(A · s) product greater than 500(A · s) reduces probe output to zero due to core saturation Maximum Working 300 VAC or VDC, CAT I, and 600 V limited to Input Voltage <10 ms and <25% duty factor. (uninsulated conductors) P6021 Instruction Manual...
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory test EN 61010-2-032:1995 Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held current clamps for electrical measurements and test Listed UL1244, Third Edition Electrical and electronic measuring and test equipment P6021 Instruction Manual...
Do not operate in environments where conductive pollutants may be present. Typical Characteristics This section lists the various typical characteristics that describe the P6021 Current Probe. Included are typical electrical and mechanical characteristics. Typical characteristics are described in terms of typical or average performance.
As indicated on the probe body, the turns ratio of the P6021 is 125:1. This refers to the number of windings in the secondary of the probe transformer.
This section provides procedures to check the performance of the P6021 or to calibrate it. These procedures require the equipment listed in Table 7. Specifica- tions given are the minimum necessary for accuracy.
1. Insert a small screwdriver between the cover and the termination near the part number, and gently pry up the top cover of the P6021 termination by twisting the screwdriver. Leave the bottom cover on, since it must be in place when the termination is in use.
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Or, if you are using a PG506A, set the function to Fast Rise. 3. Connect the P6021 probe BNC connector to the termination. 4. Connect the P6021 termination to the oscilloscope Ch 1 input. 5. Set the P6021 termination sensitivity to 2 mA/mV.
20%. Adjust the position and trigger controls for a vertically centered pulse display with approximately 2 divisions of baseline and 8 divisions of topline displayed. This will allow for an accurate pulse amplitude reference measurement at 50 ns/div. P6021 Instruction Manual...
Adjust R36 for flat response. (Controls front corner, first 5 ns.) d. Adjust C25 to minimize wrinkles in the 10 to 20 ns domain. e. Adjust C22 to minimize wrinkles in the 15 to 25 ns domain. P6021 AC CURRENT PROBE 125 TURNS TEKTRONIX, INC...
Digital oscilloscopes with zoom mode can increase resolution. Noise and statistical variations will limit the useful resolution. Turn gating off after completing measurements. All of the adjustments interact; you may have to repeat adjustments to meet all specifications. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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6. Set the calibrator output to 318.198 mA (0.90 A 7. Change the calibrator frequency to 30 kHz. 8. Allow the DMM reading to stabilize. The DMM must read between 0.1543 and 0.1639 V (0.1591 V nominal). 9. Set the calibrator output to off. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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4. Set the oscilloscope vertical sensitivity to 100 mV/div and the horizontal scale to 20 s/div. 5. Set the calibrator for a 10 kHz, 0.35355 A (1 A ) output with the delta % function is turned off. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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2. Set the oscilloscope vertical sensitivity to 50 mV/div and the horizontal scale to 20 s/div. 3. Set the calibrator for a 10 kHz, 1.06066 A (3 A ) output with the delta % function is turned off. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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15. If using cursors to take this measurement, adjust the cursors to measure the peak-to-peak amplitude. Use averaging if possible. 16. Set the calibrator % delta to off. 17. Set the calibrator output to off. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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16. Increase the sine wave generator frequency until the signal amplitude is 7.07 mV. Adjust the oscilloscope time/division as necessary. 17. Check that the sine wave generator frequency is 60 MHz. When you are done, disconnect all test equipment and replace the termination cover. P6021 Instruction Manual...
#1 Posidriv screwdriver. Work over a smooth, clean surface so that you can easily find any small pieces that may drop. Refer to Figure 9. CAUTION. To avoid degrading the performance of the probe, do not touch the polished mating surfaces of the transformer after cleaning. P6021 Instruction Manual...
6. Lift the back of the return spring retainer out of the holder. 7. Remove the slide switch, spring retainer, and the top of the transformer as a unit. Note the orientation of the movable portion of the transformer in the slide. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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1. Remove the plastic snap-on covers from the front and back of the termina- tion. 2. Using a heat sink, unsolder the leads from the connectors. 3. Unscrew the two screws from the back of the circuit board. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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5. Replace the circuit board by reversing the above procedure. 6. Align the switch with the slider in the front cover, and replace the front cover. P6021 Instruction Manual...
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Service Information P6021 Instruction Manual...
Replaceable Electrical Parts This section contains a list of the electrical components for the P6021. Use this list to identify and order replacement parts. Parts Ordering Information Replacement parts are available through your local Tektronix field office or representative. Changes to Tektronix products are sometimes made to accommodate improved components as they become available and to give you the benefit of the latest improvements.
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Chassis-mounted parts have no assembly number prefix, and they are located at the end of the electrical parts list. Tektronix part number Use this part number when ordering replacement parts from Tektronix. 3 and 4 Serial number Column three indicates the serial number at which the part was first effective. Column four indicates the serial number at which the part was discontinued.
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Replaceable Mechanical Parts This section contains a list of the replaceable mechanical components for the P6021. Use this list to identify and order replacement parts. Parts Ordering Information Replacement parts are available through your local Tektronix field office or representative.
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Items in this section are referenced by figure and index numbers to the exploded view illustrations that follow. Tektronix part number Use this part number when ordering replacement parts from Tektronix. 3 and 4 Serial number Column three indicates the serial number at which the part was first effective. Column four indicates the serial number at which the part was discontinued.
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Tektronix part Serial no. Serial no. Mfr. index number effective discont’d code number Name & description Mfr. part number 12– –––––––– P6021,PROBE,CURRENT:60 MHZ,250A,5FT W/TERM –1 204–0367–02 .BODY HALF,PROBE:UPPER 80009 204036702 –2 214–0997–00 .BALL,BEARING:0.094,SST 05469 ORDER BY DESC –3 351–0191–00 .SLIDE,TEST PROD:...
Compliances, 9 continuous current, maximum, 8 current flow, direction, 4 current vs. frequency derating, 9 DC saturation, maximum, 10 direction of current flow, 4 disassembling the probe, 26–28 electrical parts list, 31 electrical specifications, 7–30 accuracy, 7 P6021 Instruction Manual...
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