Tektronix 454A User Manual

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t h i s poi nt . F i g . 6- 4 i l l ust r at es
±
t y p
i cal r ear i nst al l at i o n  9 . Remove t he
neo p r ene was h er s f r om t he su pp or t p i ns
usi ng
t he r ear su pp or t k i t an d gi ves t he necessar y di men-

an d p l ace t he s p acer s on t h e p i ns .
R epl ace t he n eo p r ene
si ons .

was h er s .
U se t he f ol l owi ng
p r oce d ur e t o i nst al l t h e R 454A i n ±

10 . P osi t i on t he i nst r ument so t he p i vot scr ews ( wi d est
r ac k :

p ar t
of i nst r ument ) ar e a pp r oxi mat el y even wi t h t h e f r ont
r ai l s .
1 . Sel ect t h e p r o p er f r ont - r ai l mount i ng h ol es f or t h e
st at i onar y sect i o n s usi n g t he measur ement s s h ow n i n F i g .
6- 4
.
2 ± . I f t he mou n t i n g f l anges of t he st at i o nar y sect i ons
ar e t o b e mount ed i n f r o n t of t he f r ont r ai l s ( r ai l s t a pp ed
f or
10- 32 scr ews) , mou nt eac h st at i onar y sect i o n as s h own
i n F i g .
6- 5 ‘ .
2b . I f t he mount i ng f l anges of t h e st at i onar y sect i ons
ar e t o b e mount e d b e h i nd t h e f r ont r ai l s ( r ai l s not t ap ped
f or 10- 32 scr ews) , mount eac h st at i onar y sect i on
as
s h own
i n F i g . 6- 5 ’ .
3 . At t ac h an angl e b r ack et t o bot h r ear r ai l s of t he r ac k
t h r oug h t he s p
acer
b
l oc
k ,
st at i onar y sect i o n an d i nt o t h e
r ear r ai l of t he r ac k . N ot e t h at t h e h ol es i n t h e s p acer bl oc k
ar e not cent er ed . Be sur e t o mount t h e bl oc k wi t h t he
nar r ow ed ge t owar d t he f r o n t of t h e r ac k ; ot h er wi se, t h e
i nst r ument may not sl i de al l t h e way i n t o t he r ac k . Do not
t i g h t en t h e mount i n g scr ews . F i g . 6- 7 s h ows t h e p ar t s i n t he
r ear su p por t
k
i t and t
h
e or der
i n w h
i c
h
t
h
ey ar e assembl ed .
4 . Assembl e t h e supp or t p i n t o t he angl e br ac k et i n t he
or d er s h own i n F i g . 6- 7 . L eave t h e s p acer ( was h er ) of f , but
i nst al l t he n eo p r ene was h er .
5 . I n st al l ± su pp or t bl oc
k
on eac
h
si
d
e
of t he i nst r ument
as s
h own i n F i g .
6- 8 .
6 . R ef er t o F i g . 6- 9 t o i nser t t h e i nst r ument i nt o t h e

An al t er nat i ve met ho d of Suppor t i ng
t he r ear of t he i n-
r ac k . Do n ot connect t he p ower cor d or i nst al l t
he
secur i
n g

st r ument i s s
h own i n F i g . 6- 11 . T he r ear su p por t br ac k et s
scr ews u
n t i l
al l a
dj ust ment s h ave been ma de .

su pp
l i ed wi t h t he i nst r ument al l ow i t t o b e mou n t e d i n ±
r ac k w h i c h h as ± spaci ng bet ween t he f r o n t an d r ear r ai l s of
11 t o 24 i nc h es . F i g . 6- 11 ‘ i l l ust r at es t h e
mount i ng
7 . W i t h t he i nst r ument p us hed al l t h e way i nt o t h e r ac k ,

met ho d i f t h e r ear r ai l s ar e t a pp ed f or 10- 32 scr ews, and
ad j ust t he angl e br ac k et so t he neo p r ene was h er s on t he

F i g . 6- 11 ’ i l l ust r at es t h e mount i
ng met h od i f t he r ear r ai l s
sup por t pi ns ar e seat e d f i r ml y agai n st t he r ear of t he i nst r u-

ar e not t a p pe d f or 10- 32 scr ews . T
he r ear
su
pp or t k i t i s not
ment and t h e sup p or t pi ns ar e cor r ect l y p osi t i one d i n t he

use d f or t h i s i nst al l at i on
.
s upp or t bl oc k on t he r ear of t h e i nst r ument . Ti g ht en al l
scr ews .
I f t he r ac k does not h ave ± r ear
r ai l , or i f t he d i st ance
bet ween t he f r ont an d r ear r ai l s i s
t oo l ar ge, t h e i nst r ument
8 . Pul l t he i nst r ume n t p ar t i al l y out of t h e r ac k .

may b e mo unt e d
wi t h
out
t h e use of t h e sl i d e- out t r ac k s .
6- 2
11 . A d j ust t h e al i gnment of t he st at i onar y sect i o n s
accor d i ng t o t h e p r oced ur e out l i ned
i
n
F i g .
6- 10 .
( I f t h e
r ear al i gnment i s c h ange d , r ec h ec
k
t
he
r ear
suppor t pi ns f or
cor r ect al i gnment . )
12 . Af t er t
h
e t r ac
k s o p er at e smoot h l y, con n ect t h e
p ower cor d t o t
h e
p
ower sour ce .
13 . P ush t he i nst r ument al l
t h
e
way i nt o t he r ac k and
secur e
i t t o t he r ac k wi t h t he secur i ng scr ews an d was h er s as
s h own i n F i g .
6- 9C
.
• Ÿ¤•
The secur i ng scr ews ar e an i mpor t ant par t of t he
shock- mount ed i nst al l at i on . I f t he f r ont r ai l s ar e not
t apped f or t he 10- 32 secur i ng scr ews, ot her
means
must be pr ovi ded f or secur i ng t he i nst r ument t o t he
r ack .
Al t er nat i ve R ear M ount i ng M et ho d s
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5
Al t hough
t he f ol l owi ng met hods pr ovi de sat i sf act or y
mount i ng under nor mal condi t i ons, t hey do not pr o-
vi de
sol i d suppor t at t he r ear of t he i nst r ument . I f t he
i nst r ument i s subj ect ed t o sever e shock or
vi br at i on
when mount ed usi ng t he
f ol l owi ng met hods, i t may
be damaged .

Tektronix 454A Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	454A
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English