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V/Hz,
Ω
, Temperature,
and A/Hz Measurements
5.6.2 Measurement with Resistance Thermometers
Ð
Set the rotary switch to “Temp
RTD
”.
The last selected resistance thermometer type remains in memory
and is accordingly displayed.
There are two different ways to compensate for cable resistance:
Automatic Compensation
Ð
Press and hold the
ZERO / SEL | ESC
key.
The “short leads” prompt appears at the display.
If you prefer to enter cable resistance directly, you can skip the
following paragraph.
Ð
Short circuit the measuring instrument’s connector cables.
Meas
rLEADS
appears at the display. A value of “
000
.
00”
settles
in. After pressing the
OUT | ENTER
key, automatic compensation
of cable resistance is activated for all subsequent
measurements. The short-circuit can now be eliminated, and the
device is ready for use.
Entering Cable Resistance
Ð
Press the
ZERO / SEL | ESC
key once again in the automatic
compensation menu.
Ð
Enter the known resistance of the connector cables with the
scroll keys:
Select the digit to be changed with the
keys, and change
the respectively selected digit with the
keys. The default
value is 0.43
Ω
. Values can be selected within a range of 0 to
50
Ω
.
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Upon pressing the
OUT | ENTER
key, the selected value is
activated and the display is returned to the measuring function.
Cable resistance is taken into consideration for future
measurements, and appears at the top left of the
measurement display. Cable resistance remains in memory
even after the instrument has been switched off.
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