Elma 6400 English User Manual 1. Safety Summary The following safety precautions apply to both operating and maintenance personnel and must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Do Not Operate In an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.
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Elma 6400 • Discharge capacitor before testing. • Use the meter only as specified in this manual. Otherwise, the protection provided by the meter may be impaired. • The power for the meter is supplied with six standard 1.5V batteries.
Elma 6400 3. Functional Description 3-1 Introduction The LCR meter could measure Inductance/Capacitance/Resistance with secondary parameters including dissipation factor(D), quality factor(Q), phase angle(θ), equivalent series/parallel resistance(ESR or Rp). The meter is fully auto ranging operation for AC impedance & DC resistance measurement. It means the user could measure the L/C/R components directly at AUTOLCR smart mode without changing the function key.
Elma 6400 5. Powering Instrument Before beginning to operate the instrument, a power source is necessary for it to turn on. Installing Battery 5-1 Installing Battery The LCR meter use battery to provide power to the instrument so that it can be portable.
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Elma 6400 • Auto power off In order to extend the battery life, except of using external power supply, APO feature will be helpful. It can be enabled or disabled APO function by press the APO button and the LCD will show whether the function is enable or not. When all...
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Elma 6400 • Series/Parallel mode select The LCR meter offers the option to select between parallel or series measurement mode. Depending on which mode is selected, the method to measure the component will be different. Additionally, one measurement mode may provide better accuracies over the other measurement mode depending on the type of component and the value of the component to be tested.
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Elma 6400 • Relative mode Press the button reserve the current DUT readings (DCUR) on primary display as a reference value (DREF) and the "∆" indicator will be active . The secondary display will show the percentage of relative value REL%. The REL% = (DCUR –...
Elma 6400 →range setting(use )→ →reference value setting (use )→ →tolerance setting(use )→ sorting mode The tolerance range setting selection: +0.25%→+0.5%→+1% → +2%→ +5%→ +10%→ +20%→ +80%-20%. The default tolerance is +1%. In the sorting mode,the primary display to show PASS or FAIL status depends on whether the impedance measured exceeds tolerance range.The current...
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Elma 6400 Inductance @ Ta =18 ~ 28 OC(De) Frequency = 100 Hz/120 Hz Range Resolution Lx Accuracy DF Accuracy Measurement Mode 20.000mH 1.5%±10d 1.5%±50d Series 200.00mH 0.01mH 1.4%±15d 1.4%±50d Series 2000.0mH 0.1mH 1.5%±15d 1.5%±50d Series 20.000H 1.6%±10d 1.6%±50d 200.00H 0.01H...
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Elma 6400 Frequency = 1kHz Range Resolution Cx Accuracy DF Accuracy Measurement Mode 2000.0pF 0.1pF 3.5%±15d 3.5%±50d Parallel 20.000nF 1.0%±10d 1.0%±50d 200.00nF 0.01nF 0.9%±10d 0.9%±50d 2000.0nF 0.1nF 1.0%±10d 1.0%±50d Series 20.000uF 1.2%±15d 1.2%±50d Series 200.00uF 0.01uF 2.5%±10d 2.5%±50d Series 2000uF 4%±20d...
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Elma 6400 to help aid in the use of some functions and features,in which can help the user gain optimal and accurate measurement results. 8-1 Selecting Test Frequency Test frequency can greatly affect the results of measurement reading,especially when measuring inductors and capacitors. This section provides some recommendations and suggestions to consider.
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Elma 6400 Inductance Typically,a 1 kHz test frequency is used to measure inductors that are used in audio and RF circuits.This is because these components operate at higher frequencies and require that they be measured at higher frequencies such as 1 kHz or 10 kHz.
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Elma 6400 Inductance Some inductors are intended to operate at a certain DC bias to achieve a certain inductance value.However,the LCR meters cannot produce such biasing scheme and external biasing should not be attempted because external power would be applied to the instrument and cause serious damage to the meter. Therefore, in some cases, measured inductance reading may not agree with manufacturer’s...
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