Agilent Technologies 281 A manual

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    281A/B Adapters Operating and Service Manual Manual par t number: 00 281-90045 Printed in USA Prin t D a te: May 2001 Supersede s: October 2000[...]

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    ii 281A/B Operating And Service Manual Notice The in formation containe d in this document is subjec t to chang e withou t notice. Agilent T echnologi es makes no warr anty of an y kind with re gard t o this materia l, including, b ut not limit ed to, the implied w arranti es of merchanta bility and f itness f or a pa rticula r purpose . Agilen t T[...]

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    281A/B O p e rating And Service Manua l i i i What Y ou’ll F ind In This Manual… • Ove r vie w , pag e 1 • Speci f i c a tions , pag e 2 • Inspecti on and Shipping , pag e 3 • Operation , pag e 5 • Re p laceable P ar t s , pag e 7[...]

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    iv 281A/B Operating And Service Manual W arranty Custom syst ems are w arranted by con tractual agreement between Agi lent T echnologies a nd the cust omer . Certification Agilent T ech nologies, I nc., certi fi es that t his pr oduct met its publish ed specif ica tions at t he time of shipment fr om the factory . Agilent T ec hnolo gies further ce[...]

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    281A/B Operating And Service Manua l v NO O THER W ARRANTY I S EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. A GILENT TECHNOLOGIE S SPECIFICAL L Y DISCLAIM S THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR MERCHAN T ABILITY AND FITNES S FOR A P A R TIC U LAR P U RPOSE. EXCLUSIVE REME D IES. THE REMEDI E S P R O VIDED HEREIN ARE B UYER’ S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. A GI L EN T TECHNOLOGIE [...]

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    vi 281A/B Operating And Service Manual Service and Support By inter net, phone, o r fax, get assista nce with al l your te st and meas urement nee ds. Online assista nce: www.agilent.com/find/assist United States (tel) 1 80 0 452 4844 Latin America (tel) (305 ) 269 7500 (fax) (305) 2 69 7599 Canada (tel) 1 87 7 894 441 4 (fax) (905) 2 82-6495 Europ[...]

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    281A/B Operating And Service Manual vii Safety and Regulatory Inf ormation Re vie w this pr oduct and r elated do cumentation t o famil iarize your self wit h safety markings an d instruc tions bef ore you ope rate the ins trument. Thi s product has been des igned and t ested in accordanc e with inter national standar ds. W ARNING The W ARNING noti[...]

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    viii 281A/B Operating And Service Manual Safety Earth Gr ound This is a Safety Class I product (pro vided with a protect i ve ea rthing terminal ) . An unint er rup ti ble saf et y ear th gr ound must be pr o v ided from the main po wer source to th e product i nput wiri ng termina ls, po wer cor d, or supplie d po wer cord se t. Whene ver it is l [...]

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    281A/B Adapters O per ating and Service Manua l 1 O v e r view Description Agi lent 281 ada p ter s p r o vide a co n v eni ent means of c o upl in g betwee n w a v e g ui d e and co a xial s y stems. P o w e r can b e t ra n smitt e d in eit h er di r e ction , and e a c h ad a p t e r c ov e rs th e full f r equ e ncy r a ng e of i t s w a v e g [...]

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    2 281A/B Adapters Operating and Serv ice Manual Specifications Specif ications T able 1 281A/B Specf ications CA UTION The po wer that can be ha ndled will be a functio n of the si ze of the center conducto r . The majorit y of the he at flo w will be via cond uction. The weak point i s t he co ax portio n. The wa veguide portion i s ca pab le of h[...]

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    281A/B Adapters O per ating and Service Manua l 3 Inspection and S hipping Inspection and Shipping Inspection Mechani cal Check If e x terna l d amage to the sh ippin g ca r ton is e vid en t , the c ar r ier ’ s a gent should be present w h en t h e ada p ter is u n pac k ed . C h ec k the ada pte r for e xtern al da mage. If damag e i s e v i d[...]

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    4 281A/B Adapters Operating and Serv ice Manual Inspection and S hipping 3. Use enough s hock-absorbi ng material (3 to 4 -inch layer ) around all s ides of the a dapter to provi de f irm cushion an d pre v ent mo vement inside th e contain er . 4. Seal the shi pping cont ainer secur ely 5. Mark the ship ping conta iner FRA GILE to assure careful h[...]

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    281A/B Adapters O per ating and Service Manua l 5 Opera t ion Operation P r otest Flanges Care should b e t a k e n t o pr o tect the f ace o f the f lange from a n y da mage that w ould p r e v en t cl o se s urfac e-to-surf ac e cont act. A n y b urring , dent ing, or s cr a t c hi n g will in c r e as e s RF l e a kag e an d th e r e fle c tion [...]

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    6 281A/B Adapters Operating and Serv ice Manual Operation P r ecision 7 mm Conne ctors Except for O p tion 13, t he 28 1 B mode l ada pt er ha s a APC-7 pr ec isi on 7-mm coaxial co n necto r . Thes e con n ect ors rel y on u nif orm end-t o en d contac t o f b o t h con d uctors f o r electric al co n tinui t y . Conseque n tl y , t he conditio n [...]

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    281A/B Adapters O per ating and Service Manua l 7 Rep l aceable Parts Replaceable Parts The 28 1 A may be disassemble d for part re placeme n t, b u t th e 281B s hould be retur ned t o Agile n t be ca u s e liquid ni trogen an d spe cial wre n ches a n d g au g es are nee de d for assembl y . The e xplode d vi e w of Fi gure 3 g i v e s i n format[...]

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    8 281A/B Adapters Operating and Serv ice Manual Replaceable Parts NO TE All 281B adapt ers shoul d be retur ned for pa rt replaceme nt. T able 2 281A Replac eable P arts Item No. Description Model No. Agilent Part No. 1 RF Connect or Body X281A 5020-0213 2 Probe Assembly X281A not applicable Probe Body 1 1. This par t is a s ubcomponent of item num[...]