5520A
Operators Manual
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• Out @ NORMAL displays the location of the output terminals (always NORMAL)
for rtd connections.
• TYPE (RTD Type) selects the rtd curve from a list.
• OUTPUT (Temperature Output Device) Selects the temperature device:
thermocouple (tc) or resistance temperature detector (rtd). Select rtd.
• COMP (Compensation) Applies 4-wire compensation, 2-wire compensation or turns
compensation off. Compensation refers to methods of connecting the 5520A to the
UUT to cancel out test lead resistance. See “Four-Wire versus Two-wire
Connections” earlier in this chapter for more information. For the 3-lead connection
(Figure 4-9) select COMP off.