Visual Examination; Cleaning The Connectors; Connector Cleaning Kit; Gaging Connectors - Agilent Technologies 85025A User's And Service Manual

Visual Examination

A careful visual inspection should be performed often on all system connectors.
Vigilance can save money and ensure accurate measurements with your
equipment.
Examine the connectors for such obvious problems as deformed threads,
contamination, or corrosion, concentrating especially on the contacting surfaces.
Look for burrs, scratches, rounded shoulders and similar signs of wear or
damage. Any problem you can see is sucient to cause degraded performance,
and the detector must be cleaned or replaced.
leaning the onnectors
In harsh environments, the connectors might become dirty. o safely clean the
connector, carefully brush or wipe dirt from the surface with a foam swab.
It is safe to use trichlorotri uoroethane (liquid Freon) sparingly as a cleaning
solvent. However, it is not safe to use abrasives of any kind (such as pencil
eraser) or any other solvent, because of damage to the thin metal plating or to
the plastic dielectric supporting element.
onnector leaning Kit
When cleaning an RF connector, Agilent recommends that you use the
Connector Cleaning Kit, part number 92193Z.
Gaging onnectors
Gaging connectors is necessary to ensure that they conform to mechanical
tolerances. Out-of-tolerance connectors have poor electrical performance and
Microwave
could damage another connector mated to them. Refer to the
Connector Care Quick Reference Card
, part number 08510-90360.
Refer to able 1-7, \Supplemental Characteristics," for 85025A/B/D/E connection
tolerances.
8-2 Detector Ma ntenance Ag lent 85025A/B/D/E