Agilent Technologies 85052C, User'S And Service Manual

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1-8 85052C
General Information
Clarifying the Sex of a Connector
Clarifying the Sex of a Connector
In this manual, calibration devices and adapters are referred to in terms of their connector
interface. For example, a male open has a male connector.
However, during a measurement calibration, the network analyzer softkey menus label a
calibration device with reference to the sex of the analyzer’s test port connector—not the
calibration device connector. For example, the label
SHORT(F)
on the analyzer’s display
refers to the short that is to be connected to the female test port. This will be a male short
from the calibration kit.
Conversely, connector gages are 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 the kit include:
• routine visual inspection
• cleaning
• proper gaging
• proper connection techniques
All of these are described in Chapter 3 . 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 2-2 on page 2-4 ) or from bad connection
techniques, can also damage these devices.