Table of Contents
Functional Check .......................................................................................................................... 24
Accessories and Options.................................................................................................................. 25
Standard Accessories ............................................................................................................... 26
Optional Accessories ................................................................................................................ 29
Options............................................................................................................................... 31
Basic Operation............................................................................................................................ 32
Probing Principles ......................................................................................................................... 34
Degaussing a Probe with an Unpowered Conductor in the Jaws .................................................................. 34
Measuring Differential Current....................................................................................................... 35
Extending Current Range. ........................................................................................................... 37
Increasing Sensitivity ................................................................................................................ 40
Common Mode Noise/Magnetic Field Errors........................................................................................ 41
AC and DC Coupling.................................................................................................................42
Maximum Current Limits............................................................................................................. 43
Application Examples...................................................................................................................... 47
Inductance Measurements .......................................................................................................... 48
Measuring Inductor Turns Count .................................................................................................... 51
Specifications.............................................................................................................................. 53
Warranted Characteristics........................................................................................................... 53
Typical Characteristics............................................................................................................... 54
Nominal Characteristics ............................................................................................................. 60
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