100 34410A/11A/L4411A User’s Guide
4 Measurement Tutorial
Other Primary Measurement Functions 112
Frequency and Period Measurement Errors 112
DC Current Measurements 112
Capacitance Measurements 113
Temperature Measurements 115
Probe Type Choice 115
2–Wire vs. 4–Wire Measurements 115
Auto Zero On/Off 116
Integration 116
Offset Compensation 116
NULL Reading: 116
High-Speed Measurements 117
Making High–Speed AC Measurements 117
Making High–Speed dc and Resistance Measurements 118
Other Sources of Measurement Error 119
Settling Time Effects 119
Loading Errors (ac volts) 119
Measurements Below Full Scale 120
High–Voltage Self–Heating Errors 120
AC Current Measurement Errors (Burden Voltage) 120
Low–Level Measurement Errors 120
Common Mode Errors 122
Leakage Current Errors 122
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