
Lake Shore Model 480 Fluxmeter User’s Manual
4-8
Basic Operation
4.6.5 Potential Measurement In Unit of A
Use the following procedure to take a potential measurement.
1. Ensure power is turned Off (
O
).
CAUTION:
Always turn off power to the Fluxmeter before making any rear panel PROBE INPUT or
COIL INPUT connections.
2. Attach the probe (or coil) to rear of the Fluxmeter. Refer to Paragraph 3.4 for COIL INPUT and
Paragraph 3.5 for PROBE INPUT connection instructions.
3. Turn power On (
l
).
4. Press the
Units
key. Potential measurements are done in the unit of Amperes (A). Press the
or
keys until “
Potential: A
” is displayed on the screen, then press the
Enter
key. A
quick message that details which input parameters are necessary to perform calculations in the
units you have selected will appear then disappear.
5. Press the
Coil Setup
key. For this procedure, we will assume an Input Resistance of 100 k
.
Press the
or
keys until “
Input R: 100k
“ is displayed on the screen, press the
Enter
key, then the
Escape
key.
6. If the coil resistance is less than 100
or is unknown, the default value of 0
is acceptable and
you may skip this step. Otherwise, press the
Coil Setup
key. Press the
Enter
key until “
Enter
Coil R
” is displayed. Use the numeric keypad to enter the coil resistance, then press the
Enter
key. The cursor will jump to a space before the
symbol. Use the
or
keys to select prefix
“_” for
or “k” for k
. Press the
Enter
key, then the
Escape
key.
7. Press the
Coil Setup
key. Press the Enter key until “
Potential Constant
” is displayed. Use
the numeric keypad to enter the Potential constant, then press the
Enter
key. The cursor will
jump to a space before
A/Vs
. Use the
or
keys to select prefix “_.” Press the
Enter
key, then
the
Escape
key.
NOTE:
All the other settings (Turns, Area•Turns, etc.) are ignored when using potential units.
8. Press the
AC/DC
key until “
DC
” is displayed on the screen.
9. Press the
Peak Hold
key until “
Peak Hold Off
” is displayed on the screen.
10. Press the
Range
key. Use the
or
keys to select the range appropriate to your
measurement.
11. Press the
Reading Reset
key.
12. If the instrument has just been turned on, allow it to warm up for at least 10 minutes before
proceeding. Otherwise, proceed to Step 13.
13. Press the
Drift Adjust
key. Use the
or
keys until “
Begin Auto Adjust
” is displayed.
Press the
Enter
key. You will see the following message: “
*ADJUSTING DRIFT* For 25
Seconds
”.
14. Make the test measurement.
15. If the reading appears to be drifting, refer to the Drift Adjust discussion in Paragraph 5.9.
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