
GETTING
STARTED
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8b. Set vertical
scale (Ab
Manual fit)
Press F2 (Abs/%) to select Abs, then press
F3 (Manual/Auto fit) to select Manual fit.
Move the cursor to Hi, set the Hi value.
Repeat this for Lo as well. The minimum
and maximum vertical range is manually
configured.
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8c. Set vertical
scale (Percentage
+ Auto fit)
Press F2 (Abs/%) to select %, then press
F3 (Manual/Auto fit) to select Auto fit.
Move the cursor to Nominal and set the
nominal value. LCR-8101 automatically
configures the vertical range around the
nominal value.
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8d. Set vertical
scale (Percentage
+ Manual fit)
Press F2 (Abs/%) to select %, then press
F3 (Manual/Auto fit) to select Auto fit.
Move the cursor to Hi, set the Hi
percentage. Repeat this for Lo and
Nominal. The minimum and maximum
vertical range is manually configured.
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9. Plot graph
Press F4 (Start). The graph is drawn on the
display. To abort, press F6 (Abort).
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10. Fit graph into
display
When plotting is finished, press F1
(Function), then F2 (Fit). The vertical scale
is automatically adjusted to include all the
plotted line. Press F1 (View) to go back.
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11. Move marker
Press the Left/Right keys to move the
marker on the graph. To move the marker
to the peak, press F1 (Function) and F3
(Peak). To move to the dip, press F4 (Dip).
Press F1 (View) to go back.
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12. Return to
previous menu
Press F6 (Return) or press the Menu key to
go back to the previous or the other menu.
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LCR-8101
User
Manual
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Measurement tip
Hi/Low
impedance
If the measured impedance is greater than 1k
Ω
, the
standard four-terminal connection is not
necessary. Run S/C trim to remove the effect of
series lead impedance.
If the measured impedance is lower than 1k
Ω
,
four-terminal connection can reduce the effect of
contact resistance at the test component.
Metal component
case connection
A large area of metal can add noise to the
measurement. Here is how to minimize the effect.
If the metal is connected to one of the terminals,
this should be connected to the Hforce (Yellow)
terminal side.
If the metal is NOT connected to either of the
terminals, connect the GND clip.
Small-sized
capacitor
When measuring small, SMD-size capacitors, run
O/C trim at the measurement frequency (Spot
trimming) to eliminate the residual capacitance.
Make sure the measurement lead positions are
fixed during trimming.
Small-sized
inductor
When measuring small, SMD-size inductors, run
S/C trim at the measurement frequency (Spot
trimming). LCR-8101 measures the difference
between the inductance of S/C trimming and the
inductance of test component. Four-terminal
fixture set is recommended and make sure the
measurement leads are fixed during trimming.
Wire inductance
The wire inductance should be subtracted from the
measurement result.
•
5cm, 1mm diameter wire has 50nH inductance
•
5cm, 2mm diameter wire has 40nH inductance