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General safety summary ........................................................................................... v

Compliance Information ......................................................................................... vii

EMC Compliance (Applies to TCPA300 & TCPA400 Ampliﬁers Only) ............................. vii

Safety Compliance Information............................................................................ viii

Environmental Considerations ............................................................................... x

Preface .............................................................................................................. xi

Manual Conventions.......................................................................................... xi

Getting Started ... .................. ...................... .................. ........................................ . 1

System Conﬁguration ......................................................................................... 1

Options.......................................................................................................... 3

Standard Accessories.......................................................................................... 4

Optional Accessories .......................................................................................... 4

Probe Cover .................................................................................................... 5

Ground Lead ................................................................................................... 6

Travel Case ..................................................................................................... 7

Connecting the Ampliﬁer to an Oscilloscope.......................... ...................... ............... 8

Power on the Ampliﬁer ....................................................................................... 8

nnecting a Current Probe to the Ampliﬁer............................................................... 9

Operating the Current Probe Slide .......................................................................... 10

Degaussing and Autobalancing the Current Probe........................................................ 12

DC Measurements ............................................................................................ 13

AC Measurements ............................................................................................ 15

Control Summary.................................................................................................. 17

TCPA300 and TCPA400 Controls .......................................................................... 18

Reference Notes ................................................................................................... 23

Degaussing a Probe with an Unpowered Conductor in the Jaws ........................................ 23

Measuring Differential Current ............................................................................. 24

AC and DC Coupling......................................................................................... 26

Maximum Current Limits.................................................................................... 27

Measuring Noncontinuous Current with the TCP404XL Probe......................................... 30

Extending Current Range .................................................................................... 32

Increasing Sensitivity..... .............. ................................ .............. ........................ 34

Application Notes ................................................................................................. 35

Automobile Charging Systems.............................................................................. 35

Inductance Measurements ................................................................................... 37

Continuity Test of Multiple-Conductor Cable . .............. .............................................. 39

Measuring Inductor Turns Count ........................................................................... 40

Power Measurement and Analysis Software............................................................... 41

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