Keysight Technologies InfiniiMax III Series, User Manual

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2. InfiniiMax III Probe Heads
N5439A InfiniiMax III ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Probe Head
Figure 19 Differentiating Between the N5440A and N5447A ZIF Tips
These tips come in groups of five, with each tip being attached to the end
of a plastic fork as shown in Figure 20 . Break a ZIF tip off at the point
shown in the figure, and use the fork as a handle when soldering the ZIF
tip to your DUT. The fork allows you to handle these small tips.
Figure 20 InfiniiMax III ZIF tips
ZIF tips can be carefully handled with your fingertips and reinserted into a
plastic fork if necessary.
C A U T I O N Be careful not to damage the tip wires when handling the ZIF tips. Wires can be
carefully reshaped with tweezers or fingers if necessary.
C A U T I O N The ZIF probe tips are very fragile. They must be manufactured in this way in order to
meet the high-performance, high bandwidth applications they are intended for. Be
extremely careful when handling.
These ZIF tips have
different gold patterns
N5447A N5440A N2838A