General On Probes - HBM Genesis GEN5i User Manual

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General on probes

Due to the high capacitive load of the input of the universal amplifier, special
care must be taken when selecting a probe for measurements. This section
describes some related issues.
A probe makes a physical and electrical connection between a test point or
signal source and the instrument. Depending on the measurement needs, this
connection can be made with something as simple as a length of wire or with
something as sophisticated as an active differential probe.
For the purpose of this document we only describe attenuating probes within
two categories: 1X Probes and 10X Probes.
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