User manual

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TA133-User’s Guide

About the probe

The TA133 passive probe sets new standards in high-performance probing.

The compact design with only 2.5 mm housing diameter at the probe tip is ideal for measurements of SMT

components. It provides a much better visibility of the device under test than conventional 5 mm probe

housing designs.

A true Pico Technology feature is the exchangeable probe tip. The gold-plated spring contact and the rigid tip

are only 0.5 mm in diameter. Tip replacement is easy and gives the engineer a convenient choice.

The shortest possible ground connection is recommended, particularly for HF measurements on ICs. Due to

long ground leads, most conventional adaptors bring additional inductance and resonances into the measure-

ment which result in false or inaccurate readings. The innovative IC contacting system of the TA133 with 5 dif-

ferent IC adapters from 0.5 to 1.27 mm pitch, in combination with the ground blade and IC ground copper

pad, is the ideal solution for short-circuit-safe, reproducible, and authentic measurements.

These great advantages and over 30 accessories for the new TA133 offers a variety of configurations to solve

most adaptation needs.

IC contacting system with IC adapter, ground blade and

IC ground copper pad.