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P5205 Instruction Manual

Figure 1: High Voltage Differential Probe

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Table of Contents5
General Safety Summary9
Safety Terms and Symbols10
Service Safety Summary11
Contacting Tektronix12
Getting Started13
Features and Accessories13
Installation18
Table 1: Functional Check19
Functional Check19
Operating Basics21
Operating the Probe Safely21
- Minimizing Risk of RF Burn (Probe Leads)22
- Maximum Input Limits22
Operating Characteristics and Probing Techniques23
- Operating Limits23
- Figure 2: Safety Limits (Voltage between Either Input and Earth Ground)23
- Overrange Detection24
- Common-Mode Rejection24
- Twisting the Input Leads24
- Extension Leads25
- Figure 3: Twisting the Input Leads25
- Probe Loading26
- Figure 4: HF Transient Response with and Without Extension26
Table 2: Warranted Electrical Characteristics27
Specifications27
Warranted Characteristics27
Table 3: Certifications and Compliances28
Table 4: Typical Electrical Characteristics29
Typical Characteristics29
Figure 5: Typical Common-Mode Rejection Ratio30
Table 5: Typical Mechanical Characteristics30
Figure 6: Input Impedance Vs. Frequency31
Table 6: Nominal Electrical Characteristics31
Nominal Characteristics31
Maintenance33
Cleaning33
Servicing the Compensation Box33
- Replacing TEKPROBE Interface Pins33
- Figure 7: Replacing TEKPROBE Interface Pins34
- Removing and Replacing the TEKPROBE Interface Collar35
- Figure 8: Replacing the TEKPROBE Collar35
- Removing the Compensation Box Covers36
- Figure 9: Removing the Compensation Box Covers36
Figure 10: Replacing the Compensation Box Cover37
Packaging for Return Shipment37
Table 7: List of Equipment Required41
Performance Verification41
Figure 11: BNC-Male-To-Dual Binding Post Adapter42
Construction of Modified BNC Adapter42
Figure 12: Removing Plastic Covers from Binding Posts43
Setup43
Figure 13: Slide Probe Leads Onto the Binding Posts44
Differential Gain Accuracy44
Bandwidth45
DC Cmrr46
Replaceable Parts47
Parts Ordering Information47
Using the Replaceable Parts List47
- Abbreviations48
- Mfr. Code to Manufacturer Cross Index48
- Table 8: Parts List Column Descriptions48
- Figure 14: P5205 Probe and Replaceable Accessories49

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