Keysight Technologies 85033E, User And Service Manual

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Keysight 85033E User’s and Service Guide
General Information
Clarifying the Terminology of a Connector Interface
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Clarifying the Terminology of a Connector Interface
In this document and in the prompts of the PNA calibration wizard, the sex of
cable connectors and adapters is referred to in terms of the center conductor.
For example, a connector or device designated as 1.85 mm –f– has a 1.85 mm
female center conductor.
8510-series, 872x, and 875x ONLY : In contrast, during a measurement
calibration, the network analyzer softkey menus label a 1.85 mm 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)
refers to the
short that is to be connected to the female test 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 the 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 2-3 ) or from bad
connection techniques, can also damage these devices.
Table 1-2 Clarifying the Terminology 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