Manual Supplement 5520A Operator
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Capacitance Specifications
Range
Absolute Uncertainty, tcal
±5 °C
±(% of output + floor)
Resolution
Allowed Frequency or
Charge-Discharge Rate
90 days 1 year
Min and Max
to Meet
Specification
Typical
Max for
< 0.5 % Error
Typical
Max for
< 1 % Error
0.19 to
0.3999 nF
0.38 + 0.01 nF 0.5 + 0.01 nF
0.1 pF 10 Hz to 10 kHz 20 kHz 40 kHz
0.4 to
1.0999 nF
0.38 + 0.01 nF 0.5 + 0.01 nF
0.1 pF 10 Hz to 10 kHz 30 kHz 50 kHz
1.1 to
3.2999 nF
0.38 + 0.01 nF 0.5 + 0.01 nF
0.1 pF 10 Hz to 3 kHz 30 kHz 50 kHz
3.3 to
10.9999 nF
0.19 + 0.01 nF 0.25 + 0.01 nF
0.1 pF 10 Hz to 1 kHz 20 kHz 25 kHz
11 to
32.9999 nF
0.19 + 0.1 nF 0.25 + 0.1 nF
0.1 pF 10 Hz to 1 kHz 8 kHz 10 kHz
33 to
109.999 nF
0.19 + 0.1 nF 0.25 + 0.1 nF
1 pF 10 Hz to 1 kHz 4 kHz 6 kHz
110 to
329.999 nF
0.19 + 0.3 nF 0.25 + 0.3 nF
1 pF 10 Hz to 1 kHz 2.5 kHz 3.5 kHz
0.33 to
1.09999 μF
0.19 + 1 nF 0.25 + 1 nF
10 pF 10 to 600 Hz 1.5 kHz 2 kHz
1.1 to
3.29999 μF
0.19 + 3 nF 0.25 + 3 nF
10 pF 10 to 300 Hz 800 Hz 1 kHz
3.3 to
10.9999 μF
0.19 + 10 nF 0.25 + 10 nF
100 pF 10 to 150 Hz 450 Hz 650 Hz
11 to
32.9999 μF
0.30 + 30 nF 0.40 + 30 nF
100 pF 10 to 120 Hz 250 Hz 350 Hz
33 to
109.999 μF
0.34 + 100 nF 0.45 + 100 nF
1 nF 10 to 80 Hz 150 Hz 200 Hz
110 to
329.999 μF
0.34 + 300 nF 0.45 + 300 nF
1 nF 0 to 50 Hz 80 Hz 120 Hz
0.33 mF to
1.09999 mF
0.34 + 1 μF 0.45 + 1 μF
10 nF 0 to 20 Hz 45 Hz 65 Hz
1.1 to
3.29999 mF
0.34 + 3 μF 0.45 + 3 μF
10 nF 0 to 6 Hz 30 Hz 40 Hz
3.3 to
10.9999 mF
0.34 + 10 μF 0.45 + 10 μF
100 nF 0 to 2 Hz 15 Hz 20 Hz
11 to
32.9999 mF
0.7 + 30 μF 0.75 + 30 μF
100 nF 0 to 0.6 Hz 7.5 Hz 10 Hz
33 to
110 mF
1.0 + 100 μF 1.1 + 100 μF 10 μF
0 to 0.2 Hz 3 Hz 5 Hz
[1] The output is continuously variable from 190 pF to 110 mF.
[2] Specifications apply to both dc charge/discharge capacitance meters and ac RCL meters. The maximum allowable peak voltage
is 3 V. The maximum allowable peak current is 150 mA, with an rms limitation of 30 mA below 1.1 μF and 100 mA for 1.1 μF and
above.
[3] The maximum lead resistance for no additional error in 2-wire COMP mode is 10 Ω.