ORTEC 462 Operating And Service Manual

Time calibrator

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Model 462
Time Calibrator
Operating and Service Manual
®
Printed in U.S.A.
ORTEC
Part No. 733340
1007
Manual Revision H

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  • Page 1 Model 462 Time Calibrator Operating and Service Manual ® Printed in U.S.A. ORTEC Part No. 733340 1007 Manual Revision H...
  • Page 2: Warranty

    In the event ORTEC fails to manufacture or deliver items called for in this agreement or purchase order, ORTEC’s exclusive liability and buyer’s exclusive remedy shall be release...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS WARRANTY ................ii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND SYMBOLS .
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions And Symbols

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND SYMBOLS This manual contains up to three levels of safety instructions that must be observed in order to avoid personal injury and/or damage to equipment or other property. These are: DANGER Indicates a hazard that could result in death or serious bodily harm if the safety instruction is not observed.
  • Page 5: Safety Warnings And Cleaning Instructions

    SAFETY WARNINGS AND CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS DANGER Opening the cover of this instrument is likely to expose dangerous voltages. Disconnect the instrument from all voltage sources while it is being opened. WARNING Using this instrument in a manner not specified by the manufacturer may impair the protection provided by the instrument.
  • Page 7: Description

    Model 462. Fig. 1.1. Typical Timing Calibration Spectrum Using Each output from the 462 consists of a pair of start 256 Analyzer Channels. and stop pulses for the time-to-pulse-height converter.
  • Page 8: Physical Description

    Fig 1.1, with the TPHC output passing through A RANGE switch on the front panel selects the the dispersion amplifier in the 462 and with its toggle maximum multiple of the period selection that will be switch set at MAX. For a further comparison, Fig 1.3 effective.
  • Page 9: Specifications

    >2.0 V through calibration spectrum like that shown in Fig 1.1. With this connector. the 462 the output from the TPHC can be furnished through the dispersion amplifier and then to the The START and STOP output connectors furnish ADC.
  • Page 10: Electrical And Mechanical

    TPHC. A typical system interconnection for prevent localized heating of the all-transistor circuits calibration is shown in Fig. 3.1. Connections are in the 462 and in other modules installed in the bin shown here for the use of both functions available in power supply.
  • Page 11: Operation

    TPHC. The TPHC output can be routed directly into the multichannel ADC or can be returned to the dispersion amplifier in the 462 before it is furnished into the ADC. Simple manual or automatic enable will furnish calibrations peaks.
  • Page 12: Range Selection

    40 ns respectively. 462 is either turned on or off. When the 462 is turned on, the markers will be added into the The spectrum of Fig. 4.2 was obtained by adding spectrum.
  • Page 13: Maintenance

    The following paragraphs are intended as an aid in 200 mV/cm. Use dc coupling. the installation and checkout of the 462 Time 3. Apply power to the 462 and switch it on. The Calibrator. These instructions should provide ample front panel lamp should light to show an information to ensure that the instrument is operating operational condition.
  • Page 14: Factory Repair

    Table 5.1 is a list of typical voltage levels that should a completely separate and isolated circuit and may exist in an operational 462. Measurement of these be checked with a pulse generator or other signal voltages can often aid in the isolation and...
  • Page 15 Table 5.1. Normal dc Voltages.
  • Page 16 *16 +12 V Coaxial 1 2 V Coaxial Spare bus Coaxial Reserved bus *41 117 V ac (neutral) Spare *42 High-quality ground Spare Ground guide pin Reserved Pins marked (*) are installed and wired in ORTEC’s 4001A and 4001C Modular System Bins.

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