Site Considerations; Preventing Esd - Tektronix BSA85C Quick Start User Manual

Installation

Site considerations

Read this section before installing the instrument. This section describes environmental considerations, operating
requirements, and power considerations.
Table 2: Environmental considerations
Characteristic
Warm-up time
Operating temperature
Operating Humidity
Place the instrument on a cart or bench. The instrument should rest on its bottom or rear feet. An optional rack mounting kit
is available. Observe the following clearance requirements:
Table 3: Clearance requirements
Feature
Top
Left and right sides
Bottom
Rear
Table 4: Instrument power requirements
Feature
Power
Voltage & frequency
Fuse

Preventing ESD

CAUTION. A direct electrostatic discharge can damage the instrument input. To learn how to avoid this damage, read
the following information.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a concern when handling any electronic equipment. The instrument is designed with
robust ESD protection; however it is still possible that large discharges of static electricity directly into the signal input
may damage the instrument. To avoid damage to the instrument, use the following techniques to prevent electrostatic
discharge to the instrument.
1. Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap while connecting and
disconnecting cables and adapters. The instrument provides a front panel connection for this purpose.
2. A cable that is left unconnected on a bench can develop a large static charge. Discharge the static voltage from all
cables before connecting them to the instrument or device under test by momentarily grounding the center conductor of
the cable, or by connecting a 50 Ω termination to one end, before attaching the cable to the instrument.
2
Description
20 minutes
10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F)
Noncondensing at 35 °C, 15% to 65%
Description
0 mm (0 in)
76 mm (3.0 in)
0 mm (0 in) standing on feet, flip stands down
0 mm (0 in) on rear feet
Description
460 W Maximum
100 to 240 V , 50/60 Hz
AC
5A, 250 V, 5 mm x 20 mm, fast blow
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