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TCPA300/400 Amplifiers and TCP300/400 Series Current Probes Instruction Manual
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List of Figures
Figure 1-- 1: Typical TCPA300/400 current measurement system 1--1...
Figure 1 --2: Using the probe holders 1--6..........................
Figure 1-- 3: Equipment locations in the travel case 1-- 7..............
Figure 1 --4: Connecting and disconnecting a current probe
to the amplifier 1--9........................................
Figure 1-- 5: TCP312 and TCP305 slide operation 1--10...............
Figure 1-- 6: TCP303 and TCP404XL slide operation 1--11............
Figure 1-- 7: Current probe p olarity 1--13...........................
Figure 2-- 1: The TCPA300 front panel 2--1........................
Figure 3 --1: Measuring differential current and nulls 3--3............
Figure 3 --2: Effect of AC or DC coupling on low-frequency signals 3--3.
Figure 3 --3: Applying the amp-second product rule 3--5..............
Figure 3-- 4: Duty cycle calculation 3--6............................
Figure 3-- 5: Increasing th e DC measurement range 3--9..............
Figure 3-- 6: Increasing probe sensitivity 3--10.......................
Figure 3--7: Setup for measuring charging current 3--12..............
Figure 3-- 8: Charge Current Waveforms 3--12.......................
Figure 3 --9: Measuring inductance with a low-impedance source 3--13..
Figure 3--10: Linear current vs. time ramp 3--14.....................
Figure 3 --11: Measuring inductance with a high-impedance source 3--15.
Figure 3 --12: High-impedance source current ramp 3--15.............
Figure 3 --13: Measuring the number of turns in a coil 3--16...........
Figure 3--14: Turns measurement using reference coil 3--17............
Figure 3-- 15: Error code display 3--22..............................
Figure 3-- 16: Interpreting the error code display 3--23................
Figure 4 --1: Probe jaw dimensions (nominal) 4--4...................
Figure 4 --2: Frequency derating--TCP312 4--8......................
Figure 4 --3: Frequency derating--TCP305 4--8......................
Figure 4 --4: Frequency derating--TCP303 4--9......................
Figure 4-- 5: Frequency derating--T CP404XL 4--9...................
Figure 4--6: Insertion impedance graphs for the current probes 4--10...
Figure 4--7: Specified operating area of the probes 4--11..............