Repairing A Slotless Contact; Introduction - Agilent Technologies 85052A Repair Manual

Repairing A Slotless Contact

Introduction

CAUTION
Slotless Contact Repair
If you suspect a problem with the slotless contact, make a visual
inspection to determine if there is damage. As you use a connector,
dirt and metal particles can accumulate in and around the slotless
contact. In extreme cases this accumulation can render the contact
non-functional. Often, simply cleaning the contact xes the problem.
This chapter provides procedures on how to clean both the inner
contact and the center conductor, how to reinstall the inner contact,
and how to test for functionality. Also provided is a procedure on
how to replace the inner contact.
Repairing a damaged slotless contact is a six-step process:
1. Gage the connector. Because connector mechanical tolerances can
be very precise (on the order of a few hundredths of microinches),
even a perfectly clean, unused connector can cause trouble if it
is mechanically out of speci cation. If the pin depth is out of
speci cation, the connector is damaged beyond the capabilities of
this repair kit, and the device must be repaired or replaced by
Agilent Technologies.
Never use an out-of-speci cation connector.

2. Under x10 magni cation, inspect the connector to determine the
damage.
3. Remove the damaged inner contact.
4. Inspect the center conductor. If it is undamaged, clean it.
5. Install the replacement inner contact.
6. Test the slotless contact.
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