Agilent 4339B High Resistance Meter User's Guide Agilent Part No.
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339B Safety Summary The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with speci c WARNINGS elsewhere in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment. In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. The Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
4339B Dangerous Procedure Warnings Warnings , such as the example below, precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed. Warning Dangerous voltages, capable of causing death, are present in this instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting this instrument.
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4339B Safety Symbols General de nitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals are listed below. Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual. Alternating current. Direct current. On (Supply). O (Supply). This Warning sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or death to personnel.
4339B 4339B High Resistance Meter at a Glance. Warning Do not touch the UNKNOWN terminals or the electrodes of the accessory, when the High Voltage indicator is ON.
4339B In User's Guide Chapter 1, Preparation for Use For initial turn on of the 4339B Chapter 2, Operating the 4339B Basic measurement operation Getting acquainted with the 4339B|for beginners Handy reference for common measurement tasks|for all users Chapter 3, Measurement Examples Measurement Examples for typical 4339B applications Measuring Insulation Resistance of a Capacitor Measuring Volume Resistivity of a Insulation Material In the User's Guide, information on the following subjects is not discuss
Contents 1. Preparation for Use In This Chapter . . . . . . . Power Requirements . . . . . To Set Power LINE Voltage . . To Set Power LINE Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Operating the 4339B In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Reset 4339B to its Default Settings . . .
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Use Measurement Sequence Function |Controlling charge-measurement in a sequence Selecting the Measurement Sequence Mode . . . Setting the Measurement Sequence . . . . . . . Starting Measurement Sequence . . . . . . Aborting Measurement Sequence . . . . . . . . To Apply Test Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . To Trigger a Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . To Turn OFF Voltage Output . . . . . . . . .
Figures 2-1. Printer Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Tables 1-1. Power Voltage Selector Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Preparation for Use In This Chapter Before turning the 4339B ON, you must rst set the 4339B to match the available power LINE voltage. If the 4339B's power LINE voltage and frequency are properly set and ready to use, you can skip this chapter. Power Requirements The 4339B's power source requirements are as follows: LINE Voltage : 100 / 120 / 220 / 240 V ac (610%) LINE Frequency : 47 to 66 Hz Power Consumption : 45 VA maximum To Set Power LINE Voltage 1. Con rm that the power cable is disconnected.
4339B To Set Power LINE Frequency 1. Connect the power cable to the power cord receptacle on the rear panel. 2. Push the LINE switch in. The 4339B will emit a beep and perform the self test. (If any message is displayed, see \Error Messages" back of 4339B Operation Manual.) The 4339B will be ready for operation after a message like the following is displayed. 3. Press . The following menu is displayed. 4. Press until more blinks, and press . 5. Press until Line blinks, and press .
2 Operating the 4339B In This Chapter Basic measurement operations of the 4339B and references are explained.
4339B To Reset 4339B to its Default Settings 1. Press 2. Press to select the reset menu. until Yes blinks, and press . For more information about the default settings, see \Default Settings" later in this chapter. To Connect Test Fixture Connect the test xture to the UNKNOWN terminals as follows: Do not touch the UNKNOWN terminals or the electrodes of the accessory, Warning when the High Voltage indicator is ON, the 4339B outputs dangerous voltage of up to 1000 Vdc.
4339B 16117B Low Noise Test Lead The 16117B is used to measure the resistance of insulation materials. 16339A Component Test Fixture The 16339A is used to measure insulation resistance of electronic components. Three type modules are available. For detail see \Accessories Available" later in this chapter. * Measuring a high capacitance DUT keeping good S/N ratio, change the short bar to an appropriate resistor. For detail, see page 3-6 of 16339A Component Test Fixture Operation and Service Manual.
4339B To Perform Calibration|Canceling internal measurement errors 1. Press . 2. Select ExecCal using or and press . The 4339B will perform the calibration. After the calibration is completed with the message Calibration Complete, the 4339B will return to the measurement display. To Set Test Voltage 1. Press . The voltage setting menu will be displayed. 2. Enter the value using the numeric ENTRY keys (for example, to set 100 V, press ), then press . To Set Current Limit 1. Press . 2.
4339B To Perform OPEN Correction |Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT 1. Separate each electrode of the test xture. For details about xture operation, refer to \Test Fixtures and Test Leads" later in this chapter. 2. Press . A source voltage is applied to the test xture, and the V Output indicator will turn ON. Warning 3. Press Pressing may cause the 4339B to output dangerous voltage, up to 1000 Vdc.
4339B To Connect DUT Set the DUT to the test xture. For details, see \Test Fixtures and Test Leads". Do not touch the UNKNOWN terminals or the electrodes of the accessory, Warning when the High Voltage indicator is ON, the 4339B outputs dangerous voltage of up to 1000 Vdc. Before handling the 4339B or the accessory, turn OFF the test voltage pressing and con rm that the High Voltage indicator is OFF. To Select Measurement Parameter 1. Press . The measurement parameter selection menu will be displayed.
4339B Setting the Parameters for Resistivity Measurement If you measure the volume or surface resistivity, set the parameters as follows: Press . Setting Thickness of the DUT 1. Select Thickness using or and press . 2. Enter the thickness value using the numeric ENTRY keys, and press . Setting the Electrode Size 1. Select ResCell using or and press . 2. Select the electrode size that you want to use (26mm, 50mm, or 76mm) using . press or , and 3. Press 4.
4339B To Select Measurement Range Auto Range mode |Automatically selecting the optimum measurement range Press . The Hold Range annunciator( 9 ) turns OFF. Hold Range mode|Holding the measurement range of your choice To select the measurement range, 1. Press . The measurement range setup menu is displayed. 2. Press or until the desired range is displayed. Or, input the current value to be measured using the numeric ENTRY keys, and the 4339B will select the optimum measurement range setting. 3. Press .
4339B To Set Averaging Rate|Stabilizing the measurement result 1. Press . 2. Enter the averaging rate using the numeric ENTRY keys. (For example, to enter 4, press .) You can enter integer values from 1 to 256. Also, you can increase or decrease the value using or . 3. Press to set the value and to exit. To Select Trigger Mode Press until the Trigger annunciator( 9 ) points to the desired trigger mode. Int(Internal) Man(Manual) Free running measurement Triggers a measurement when is pressed.
4339B To Use Deviation Measurement Function Setting the Deviation Reference Values 1. Press . 2. Select 1RefEnt using or and press . 3. Enter the numeric value using the numeric ENTRY keys. 4. Press to enter the value. Selecting the Deviation Mode 5. Select ModeSet using or and press 6. Select the desired mode using 1ABS mode: 1% mode: 2-10 or . and press Measured value0Reference (Measured value0Reference)/Reference 2 100 % Operating the 4339B .
4339B To Use Comparator Function Setting the Limit Values 1. Press 2. Enter the lower limit value using the numeric ENTRY keys, then press value. You can set the value from 09.90021037 to 9.90021037 . 3. Press . to enter the 4. Enter the upper limit value using the numeric ENTRY keys, then press to enter the 37 37 value and to exit. You can set the value from 09.900210 to 9.900210 . Sorting To start sorting, Press . The Comprtr On annunciator( 9 ) turns ON. To turn sorting OFF, Press again.
4339B To Select Display Mode . Press Select the desired mode using or and press . (Data:Measurement Display, Comprtr:Comparison Display, Off:Display OFF) If you select Formt, the following menu will be displayed. You can select the display digits and display format of the Measurement Display mode. To select the display digits, select Digit and press . Then select the display digits from 3, 4 or 5. To selet the display format for the measurement data, select R-Unit and press .
4339B To Select Beeper Mode To change the beeper mode for the comparator result reporting: 1. Press . 2. Select Beep using or and press 3. Select the beep mode using or to select. , and press to exit to the previous display. No beep Emits a beep when the comparator result is HIGH, LOW, or the contact check FAILed. PASS Emits a beep when the comparator result is IN. 4. Select Exit using or , and press to exit.
4339B To Print Measurement Data Setting the Printer 1. Use an GPIB compatible printer, set to the listen-always mode. 2. Connect the printer to the 4339B's GPIB port on the rear panel. 3. Turn the printer ON. Printing Set the 4339B to talk only mode (Set the 4339B's GPIB address to 31). 1. Press . 2. Press . The Talk Only annunciator( 9 ) turns ON, and the printer begins printing the measurement data. Figure 2-1.
4339B To Use Measurement Sequence Function |Controlling charge-measurement in a sequence Selecting the Measurement Sequence Mode Press . Select the desired mode using or and press . Single mode Continuous mode Measurement sequence OFF (normal measurement mode) Setting the Measurement Sequence 1. Press . The sequence mode menu will be displayed. Single Continuous Off 2. Set Charge time. a. Select Chrg using or and press . b. Enter the charge time using the numeric ENTRY keys, and press . 3.
4339B Starting Measurement Sequence Press . The Seq Running annunciator( 9 ) turns ON. Warning Pressing may cause the 4339B to output dangerous voltage, up to 1000 Vdc. Do not touch the UNKNOWN terminals or the electrodes of the accessory, when the V output indicator is ON. Aborting Measurement Sequence Press . The Seq Running annunciator( 9 ) turns OFF. Press To Apply Test Voltage . The V Output indicator turns ON. Warning Pressing may output dangerous voltage, up to 1000 Vdc.
4339B Reference Default Settings Test voltage output : OFF Test voltage :0V Current limit : 0.
4339B 16008B 16339A 16117B 2-18 Operating the 4339B
4339B 16118A 16064B LED Display/Trigger Box The 16064B LED Display/Trigger Box triggers a measurement when its trigger key is pressed, and displays the comparison results using LEDs. It allows you to manually operate the comparator function of the 4339B.
4339B Other Topics For details on these functions, see the 4339B Operation Manual.
3 Measurement Examples In This Chapter The 4339B's features are discussed, which you can investigate by trying the typical measurement examples described in this chapter. Do not touch the UNKNOWN terminals or the electrodes of the accessory, Warning when the High Voltage indicator is ON, the 4339B outputs dangerous voltage of up to 1000 Vdc. Before handling the 4339B or the accessory, turn OFF the test voltage pressing and con rm that the High Voltage indicator is OFF.
4339B Measuring Insulation Resistance of Capacitor This example shows the procedure to measure insulation resistance of capacitor after charged 1 minute. Using the test sequence measurement function reduces the measurement complexity. Requirements DUT Test Fixture : 16339A, SMD module Chip ceramic capacitor Measurement Setup Measurement Parameter : R Measurement Range : Auto range mode Test Voltage : 100 V Use the measurement sequence single mode (measure after charged for 1 minute.
4339B Select ExecCal using or and press . After a while, the calibration will be completed with the message \Calibration Complete". 4. Set the test voltage. a. Press . b. Press to set the test voltage to 100 V. 5. Perform the OPEN correction. a. Separate the test electrodes and x them (nothing must be connected to the electrodes). b. Close the cover. c. Press . d. Select I using or and press to select the current measurement mode. displayed. e. Press . The Meas Time annunciator( 9 ) will indicate Long.
4339B . h. Press i. Select OpenMeas using or and press . After a while, the OPEN correction will be completed with the message \Correction Complete". (If Out Of Limit is displayed, see \ To Perform OPEN Correction |Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT" in Chapter 2.) j. Press to turn OFF the test voltage. The V Output indicator will turn OFF. 6. Connect the DUT and close the cover. 7. Press . 8. Select R using or and press to select the resistance measurement mode. R(Resistance). 9.
4339B e. Press . f. Select Single using or and press . 10. Press . After charging 1 minute, the measuremen result will be displayed. The following gure shows the typical measurement result display.
4339B Measuring Resistivity of Insulation Material This example shows the procedure to measure resistivity of an insulation material after charged 1 minute. The 16008B Resistivity Cell is a right tool to measure resistivity of solid insulation materials.
39B 3. Perform calibration. a. Press . b. Select ExecCal using or and press . After a while, the calibration is completed with the message \Calibration Complete". 4. Set the test voltage. a. Press . b. Press to set the test voltage to 500 V. 5. Perform the OPEN correction. a. Turn the load knob counterclockwise(ccw) until the upper electrode does not move. b. Close the cover. c. Press .
4339B d. Select I using or and press to select the current measurement mode. e. Press . The Meas Time annunciator( 9 ) will indicates Long. f. Press . The V Output indicator will turn ON. g. Wait until the I value has stabilized within 0.5 pA. h. Press . i. Select OpenMeas using or and press . After a while, the OPEN correction is completed with the message \Correction Complete".
4339B 8. Set the measurement sequence charging time to 1 minute. a. Press . b. Select Chrg and press c. Press . d. Select Exit and press e. Press . to exit. . f. Select Single using or and press . . After charging 1 minute, the measurement result will be displayed. The 9. Press following gure shows the typical measurement result display.
