Agilent Technologies 85032F, User'S And Service Manual

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85032F 1-5
General Information
Preventive Maintenance
port. This will be a male short from the calibration kit.
A connector gage is referred to in terms of the connector that it measures. For instance, a
male connector gage has a female connector on the gage so that it can measure male
devices.
Preventive Maintenance
The best techniques for maintaining the integrity of the devices in this kit include:
• routine visual inspection
• cleaning
• proper gaging
• proper connection techniques
All of these are described in Chapter 3,“Use, Maintenance, and Care of the Devices.”
Failure to detect and remove dirt or metallic particles on a mating plane surface can
degrade repeatability and accuracy, and can damage any connector mated to it.
Improper connections, resulting from pin depth values being out of the observed limits (see
Table 2-3 on page 2-4), or from poor connection techniques, can also damage these devices.
Table 1-2 Clarifying the Sex of Connectors: Examples
Terminology Meaning
Short
–f–
Female short (female center conductor)
Short (f) Male short (male center conductor) to be connected to female port