Solartron 1260 - Page 84

CIRCUIT
The
form
of the
circuit
being
measured,
defined
for
SOURCE
set
to Z1
,
Yl, Z2,
or
Y2:
•
[parallel
C,R]
Capacitor
and
resistor in
parallel.
•
[auto]
With
MODE
in
the
ANALYSIS
menu
set
to
auto
impedance the
instrument
automatically
ascertains
the
form
of the
circuit
being
measured
and
displays
component
values
for
that
form: a
p’'
or an s
is
displayed
also,
to
indicate a
parallel
or
series
circuit.
Use
auto
if the form
of the
circuit
is not
known.
Note
that
small phase
components
(resistors,
for
example)
may.
give
a
confusing
reading;
noise
can
change
a
series
R,L
result to
a
series R,C
result:
iWL
t
1/jcoC
9
[series
L, R]
Inductor
and
resistor
in series.
•
[series
C,R)
Capacitor
and
resistor
in
series.
•
[parallel
L,R]
Inductor
and
resistor
in
parallel..
4.1.5
ALTERNATIVE
CIRCUIT
FORMS
The
CIRCUIT
setting
can be
used to
find
the
equivalent
component
values
of an
alternative
circuh
form.
Simply
select the
required
form
and read
the
component
values from
the
display,
using the
L
(or
C)
coordinates
(see
Section
4.1.2
above).
For
series
to
parallel,
or
parallel
to
series
conversions
the
equivalent
values are
valid
for
the
frequency
of
measurement
only.
JWS/1260/2
5.17