Esd-Protection Module - Teledyne T3SP Series Operator's Manual

T3SP-Series Operator's Manual

10. ESD-Protection Module

RF measurement devices can severely and permanently be damaged by elec-
trostatic discharge (ESD) impacts. In many laboratories special ESD precau-
tions are taken to avoid damages of electronic equipment.
To provide a higher degree of protection, the TDR device is equipped with
an ESD-protection module, based on high-performance coaxial RF-switches.
The RF input circuitry is protected by isolating the devices RF-signal detec-
tors from the coaxial connectors at times no measurements are carried out.
Figure 13: Changing the auto-protection time in the options dialog
The user can define a protection time in the Options Dialog (see Fig. 13).
The protection time defines the number of seconds after which the signal
detector is automatically isolated from the coaxial input connector. Setting
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