
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................... 1
Overview ............................................................................ 1
Introduction to measuring principles .................................. 2
What is impedance .......................................................... 2
Measuring impedance ...................................................... 4
Equivalent circuit ............................................................... 6
Instrument layout ................................................................ 7
LCD display layout .......................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Operation ............................................................ 12
How to obtain optimum precision .................................... 12
Default settings ................................................................. 12
Zeroing the meter ............................................................. 14
Attaching DUT’s to the meter .......................................... 17
Primary measurements and functions ............................... 19
Measuring inductance, capacitance, and resistance ....... 19
Measuring dissipation, quality, ESR, and phase angle ... 22
Sorting components ....................................................... 24
Making relative measurements ...................................... 26
Additional settings ............................................................ 30
Selecting test frequency ................................................. 30
Making measurements in series and parallel ................. 32
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