Tabor Electronics 5251, User Manual

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5
Performance Checks
What’s in This Chapter
5-3
What’s in This
Chapter
This chapter provides performance tests necessary to troubleshoot the
Model 5251 PXIbus Universal Waveform Generator.
WARNING
The procedures described in this section are for use only
by qualified service personnel. Many of the steps covered
in this section may expose the individual to potentially
lethal voltages that could result in personal injury or death
if normal safety precautions are not observed.
CAUTION
ALWAYS PERFORM PERFORMANCE TESTS IN A STATIC
SAFE WORKSTATION.
Performance
Checks
The following performance checks verify proper operation of the
instrument and should normally be used:
1. As a part of the incoming inspection of the instrument
specifications;
2. As part of the troubleshooting procedure;
3. After any repair or adjustment before returning the instrument to
regular service.
Environmental
Conditions
Tests should be performed under laboratory conditions having an
ambient temperature of 25
°
C,
±
5
°
C and at relative humidity of less
than 80%. If the instrument has been subjected to conditions outside
these ranges, allow at least one additional hour for the instrument to
stabilize before beginning the adjustment procedure. Specifications
are valid within an ambient temperature of 25
°
C,
±
5
°
C and at relative
humidity of less than 80%. Below 20
°
C and above 30
°
C, the
specifications are degraded by 0.1% for every
±
1
°
C change