Making Connections - Keysight Technologies V3050A Getting Started Manual

Safety and Maintenance Information
Connector Care

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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