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8-30 Source-Measure Concepts
Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
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A coaxial cable can be used if the guard potential does not exceed 30Vrms (42.4V
peak). The center conductor is used for In/Out HI, and the outer shield is used for
guard. For higher guard potentials, use a triaxial cable as previously explained.
shows how cable guard can eliminate leakage current through the
insulators in a test fixture. In
, leakage current (I
L
) flows through the
insulators (R
L1
and R
L2
) to In/Out LO, adversely affecting the low-current (or high-
resistance) measurement of the DUT.
, the driven guard is connected to the cable shield and extended to
the metal guard plate for the insulators. Since the voltage on either end of R
L1
is
the same (0V drop), no current can flow through the leakage resistance path.
Thus, the SourceMeter only measures the current through the DUT.
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