Tektronix TCPA300 SERIES User Manual

TCPA300/400 Amplifiers and TCP300/400 Series Current Probes Instruction Manual
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Table of Contents
Preface xv........................................................
Getting Started
System Configuration 1--1.............................................
Options 1--3........................................................
Standard Ac cessories 1--4.............................................
Optional Accessories 1 --5.............................................
Probe Covers 1--6....................................................
Travel Case 1--7.....................................................
Connecting the Amplifier to an Oscilloscope 1--8..........................
Power on the Amplifier 1--8...........................................
Connecting a Current Probe to the Amplifier 1 --9..........................
Operating the Current Probe Slide 1--10...................................
Degaussing and Autobalancing the Current Probe 1--11......................
DC Measurements 1--12...............................................
AC Measurements 1--14...............................................
Operating Basics
Control Summary 2--1.........................................
TCPA300 and T CPA400 Controls 2--2...................................
PROBE DEGAUSS AUTOBALANCE Button and Indicator 2--2..........
MANUAL BALANCE Buttons and Indicator 2--3......................
PROBE OPEN Indicator 2--3.......................................
OVERLOAD Indicator 2--3........................................
NOT TERMINATED INTO 50 Ω Indicator 2--4........................
NONCOMPATIBLE PROBE TYPE Indicator 2--4......................
ON/STANDBY Button 2--4........................................
RANGE Button (TCPA300 only) 2--4................................
COUPLING Button and Indicators 2--4...............................
PROBE INPUT Connector 2--5.....................................
OUTPUT Conne ctor 2--5..........................................
Probe DC Gain Adjust (located on probes) 2--5.........................
GPIB Operation 2--6..............................................
Reference
Reference Notes 3--1...........................................
Degaussing a Probe with an Unpowered Conduct or in the Jaws 3--1............
Measuring Differential Current 3--2.....................................
AC and DC Coupling 3--3.............................................
Maximum Current Limits 3--4..........................................
Measuring Noncontinuous Current with the TCP404XL Probe 3--6............
Extending Current Range 3--8..........................................
Increasing Sensitivity 3--10.............................................
Application Notes 3--11..........................................
Automobile Charging Systems 3--11......................................

Tektronix TCPA300 SERIES Specifications

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Brand	Tektronix
Model	TCPA300 SERIES
Category	Amplifier
Language	English