Tektronix TCP303 User Manual

Table of Contents
General Safety Summary .......................................................................................... v
Compliance Information ......................................................................................... vii
EMC Compliance............................................................................................ vii
Environmental Considerations .............................................................................. ix
Preface .............................................................................................................. xi
Manual Conventions.......................................................................................... xi
Getting Started ........... .................. .................. ...................... .................. ............... 1
System Configuration ......................................................................................... 1
Options.......................................................................................................... 3
Standard Accessories.......................................................................................... 4
Optional Accessories .......................................................................................... 4
Probe Covers ................................................................................................... 5
Travel Case ..................................................................................................... 6
Connecting the Amplifier to an Oscilloscope.......................... ...................... ............... 7
Power on the Amplifier ....................................................................................... 7
Connecting a Current Probe to the Amplifier............................................................... 8
Operating the Current Probe Slide ........................................................................... 9
Degaussing and Autobalancing the Current Probe........................................................ 11
DC Measurements ............................................................................................ 12
AC Measurements ............................................................................................ 14
Control Summary.................................................................................................. 15
TCPA300 and TCPA400 Controls .......................................................................... 16
Reference Notes ................................................................................................... 21
Degaussing a Probe with an Unpowered Conductor in the Jaws ........................................ 21
Measuring Differential Current ............................................................................. 22
AC and DC Coupling......................................................................................... 24
Maximum Current Limits.................................................................................... 25
Measuring Noncontinuous Current with the TCP404XL Probe......................................... 28
Extending Current Range .................................................................................... 30
Increasing Sensitivity..... .............. ................................ .............. ........................ 32
Application Notes ................................................................................................. 33
Automobile Charging Systems.............................................................................. 33
Inductance Measurements ................................................................................... 35
Continuity Test of Multiple-Conductor Cable ..... .............. .......................................... 37
Measuring Inductor Turns Count ........................................................................... 38
Power Measurement and Analysis Software............................................................... 39
Troubleshooting and Error Codes................................................................................ 40
Displaying Error Codes with the Probe Degauss Autobalance Button ................................. 43
Correcting the Cause of an Error Code..................................................................... 45
TCPA300/400 Amplifiers and TCP300/400 Series Current Probes User Manual i

Tektronix TCP303 Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TCP303
Category	Amplifier
Language	English