Keysight Technologies N2830A Series, Handling Manual

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N2830A-Series Probes
Handling Guide
Safely Connecting the Probe to an Oscilloscope
To protect against ESD damage, always use the four steps shown
in Figure 4 on page 7 when connecting your probe to the
oscilloscope.
CAUTION Avoid damaging the probe amplifier connection pins. As shown in Figure 3 ,
never bend the probe head in order to “pop” it loose from the amplifier. Do
not wiggle the probe head up and down or twist it to remove the connectors
from the sockets.
CAUTION Never allow the probe head to be connected to the probe amplifier, if the
probe amplifier is not connected to the oscilloscope channel.
CAUTION Always disconnect an N2836A or N5441A solder-in probe head from the
probe amplifier before un-soldering, moving to a new position, and
re-soldering the head.
To connect a probe head to the probe amplifier, push the
connections straight in.
Figure 3 Disconnecting the Probe Head From the Amplifier