General Radio 1632 User Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TYPE
INDUCTANCE
1632-A
BRIDGE
GENERAL
RADIO
COMPANY
GENERAL
RADIO
COMPANY
WEST
EMerson
9-4400
DISTRICT
NEW
YORK
Broad Telephone N.Y.
Ave.
at
N.J. WHitney
Linden, Ridgefield,
WOrth
SYRACUSE
Pickard Bldg.
East Molloy Rd., Syracuse 11,
Telephone GLenview
PHILADELPHIA
1150
York Rd., Abington, Penna.
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WASHINGTON
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at
Wall Lane, Rockville, Md.
946-1600
FLORIDA
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East Colonial Drive, Orlando,
Telephone
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6605
West
North
Telephone Vlffage
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ANGELES
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N.
Seward
Telephone
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St.,
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1186
Los
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Ave.,
Telephone WHitecliff
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99
Floral Pkwy., Toronto
Telephone CHerry 6-2171
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.,
Oak
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Angeles
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CONCORD,
N.
J.
N.Y.
Fla.
Park,
Iff.
38,
Calif.
Ont.
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REPAIR
EAST
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Mission
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Ave.,
YORK
at
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N.J. WHitney
at
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West
North
COAST
N.
Seward
38,
6-7400
SERVICES
Company
W.
Concord, Mass.
9-4400
N.J.
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Ave.,
Oak
Park,
Iff.
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St.
Calif.
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Printed
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TYPE
INDUCTANCE
1632-A
BRIDGE
Form
1632-0100-C
September,
1962
GENERAL
WEST
CONCORD,
RADIO
MASSACHUSETTS,
COMPANY
USA
SPECIFICATIONS
Ranges
Accuracy
is frequency
(0.000 1 to
of
Measurement
Inductance:
Conductance:
Inductance:
reduced
at ranges.
111 /)ll)
±1%.
When
the accuracy of RB
For determined values
There lowest highest
Two
to a precision
The
tance
Conductance:
accuracy decades, decades
When
error,
QB
at 1 kc
resistors)
Range
RB
QB
at
1kc
frequencies
multiplied
is
an
inductance
range.
nearly
bridge
across
are
the Q of
when
is
a,
is of
0.0001
0.0001
±0.1%,
the
extremes
has a direct-reading
Q of
the
unknown
reduced
(the
phase
are
given
b, c
d-law Z e-law Z f-law
1
fl
10
±.03%
±.005%
higher
from
the
by
additional
range
equal
inductors
of
one
part
adds
approximately 1 pf
the
inductor.
±1%
reduced
Q,
and
at
of
adjusted
the
unknown
the
bridge
iJl!
to
1111 h.
f-LII1ho
to 1111
direct-reading.
of
the
The
lowest
is
to
(+0.05
angles
in
the
table.
d-High Z
fl
100
fl
±.002%
than 1 kc,
above
the
error
and
in
expression
frequency
of
of
10 5
mhos.
This
inductance,
inductance
less
than
±QB)%/Qx.
of
the
e-High Z f-High
Z
1
kfl
10
±.002%
±.o2%
the
in
0.1 x 10· 4 x
10·
can
be
or
better.
to
direct-reading
the
extremes
frequency.
accuracy.
of
The
within ±(1% +2 pf).
is
greater
reads
either
series
accuracy
Q,
and
range
accuracy
unity,
of
the
Values
compensated
g
h
kfl
100
kfl
1--
--
±0.1%
error
can
be
with
the
QB
kilocycles.
2
8
/
% on
the
8
f2%
on
the
intercompared
the
capaci-
This
the L and
CNcapacitor
than
10,
the
resistance
or
parallel
±QB
)%.
For
multiplied
When
an
additional
L
decades
This
Qx)
and
(RN)
Maximum Measurable
portional
connection,
inversely
Maximum Safe Bridge Input Voltage: One
inductance are
engraved
Accessories Required:
Type Type Unit
R-C
fier
and
conductance,
See
the
frequencies
by
the
the
bridge
error
set
at
error
is
proportional
approximately
of
the L decades.
to
frequency,
80
at
proportional
ranges
on
the
1304-B
Beat-Frequency
1311-A Audio
Oscillator
the
Type
table
for
above 1 kc,
frequency
reads
of
0.15
one-tenth
proportional
Q:
60
100
cps
to
to
100
panel.
Gener~tor
Oscillator
with
1232-A
is
values
in
series
Qx%
to
For
at
and
frequency
volts
the
Null
mended.
Accessories Supplied:
Patch 874-R34 1632-P1 pedances
Mounting: Aluminum
frames.
G
Dimensions: Width
Cord for
Patch
Transformer
to
Can
(495 by 410 by 270 mm),
8~
inches
Net
(230
Weight: 40
connection
Cord for
generators
also
be
mm).
pounds
One
connection
to
match
which
cabinet
relay-rack
19~,
height
over-all;
(
18~
increased
of the
kilocycles.
resistance, at 1 kc
full
scale
frequency
series
100
cps.
RN
and
on
high
and
Audio
or
the
Type
1206-B
Detector
Type
to
generator,
to
low
require
and
mounted.
16,
depth
depth
kg).
to
Qx(=0.05
QB
at 1 kc.
value
of
and
with
(RN
=10
(with
constant
to
the
resistance
connection,
For
of
100,000
to
Rw
voft
ranges.
detector.
Generator
Type
Unit
are
27 4-NL
Shielded
one
detector, bridge-input a 600-ohm
panel
with
10~
behj·
QB
there
the
kD).
pro-
parallel
ohms,
on low-
Values
The
or
the 1210-C Ampli-
recom-
Type Type
im-
load.
end
inrl--
is
is
General
Radio
Experimenter
Copyright
West
Concord,
reference:
1960 by
Volume 33, No. 11, November,
General
Massachusetts,
Radio
Company,
USA
1959
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Section
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Section
2.1
2.2
2o3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
Section
3.1
3.2
1.
INTRODUCTION
Purpose Description
Frequency
Accuracy
2.
AC Generator Null Use Setup Use Use Balancing
Evaluation Measurements Measurement Measurement Direct Evaluation
3. BASIC
Equations Practical
.
Characteristics
of
OPERATING
Generator
Voltage
Detector
of
the
Sensitivity
of
Equipment
of
the
Range
of
an
External the
of
Substitution
of
for
Application.
Measurement.
PROCEDURE
0
Limitations
.
Switch
.
Selector.
Capacitor. Bridge. the
Basic
of
Mutual
of
Iron
-Cored
of
Incremental
Measurements Magnetic
THEORY
Balance
OF
of
an
o
.
Bridge
Core
.
Data.
Inductance
Inductors.
Inductance
Materials
OPERATION.
Inductor
.
1 1
1
2
2
3 3
3
4 4 4 4
6 6 7
8 8
9
10 11
14 14
14
Section
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4. 5
4.6
4. 7 Practical
Section
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
Section
6.1
PARTS
SCHEMATIC
4.
General, Residuals Residuals Residuals Reduction Reduction
5.
General. Trouble-Shooting
Access Maintenance Bridge
6.
Symbols
LIST
RESIDUAL
in
the
in
the
in
the
of
the
of
the
Application
SERVICE
to
Bridge
of
Adjustments
INDEX
Used
in
DIAGRAM.
IMPEDANCES
Unknown Series Parallel Residual Term
AND
Procedure
Components
Decade
this
Arm
Owen
Owen
C2,
QB,
MAINTENANCE
Switch
.
Text.
Bridge
Bridge
.
Contacts
16 16
16 16
.
17 18 18 18
20 20
20
21
22
22
24
24
26
27
Figure
1.
Type
1632-A
Inductance
Bridge
.
TYPE
1632-A
1.1 PURPOSE. (Figure the ments henrys. rior
to unknown and side inductor.
parallel
lel or parallel voltage
mittance, puted, its
a
two-terminal
1)
is
convenient
of
inductances
It
replaces
to
the
The
Type
measure
inductor:
its
series
red
to
carry
The
components
inductance,
the
corresponding
components
applied
From
Yx, of
together
phase
With
angle,
this
older
the
these
grounded.
Measurements
be
made
at
energy
dissipation
in
The
Type
1632-A
an
Owen
impedance
and
precise
Type
audio-frequency
from
0.0001
and
in
several
667-A Inductance
1632-A Inductance
series
resistance,
the
bridge
that
total
is,
can
components
its
Rxs,
current
also
(Figure
Lxp•
and
its
parallel
conductance,
is
considered
to
the
inductor
data
the
impedance,
the
unknown
with
the
trigonometric
such
as
its
bridge,
inductor
the
of
levels
bridge
the
unknown
having
incremental
limited
arms.
INDUCTANCE
Section
INTRODUCTION
bridge
microhenry
series
both
flowing
be
used
3),
which
terminals.
inductor
storage
one
by
Inductance
respects
Bridge
(Figure
inductance,
of
which
to
are
resistance,
Gx.
Each
to
sustain
Zx,
factor,
is
measured
of
its
inductance
permissible
Bridge
designed
measure
to
is
supe-
Bridge.
is
designed
2)
are
through
measure
its
paral
of
the
and
the
can
be
com-
functions
Qx,
terminals
fo r
1111
of
an Lxs. con-
the
the
Rxp•
these
full
ad-
of
etc.
as
can
heat
-
-
BRIDGE
1
SERIES
Inductors
of
series switch m o
st
routine
allel
inductance ferromagnetic material DUCT
ANCE
of
iron-cored
Withvery
ance
may BRIDGE READS
parameter transfer
1.2
DESCRIPTION.
for
the
series
known
switch,
is
located
cordance
The
ignated
known
inductance
The a position
has
less
intended
OR
PARALLEL
are
almost
inductance,
should
be
set
measurements
is
position
inductors
high-
be
possible
switch.
may
equation
or
the
made
by a three-position
in
with
the
eight
positions
as a through
to
direct-reading
only
for
determining
to
SERIES
significant
is
or
very
on
then
be
on
page
The
parallel
the
lower
panel
legend.
h,
be
measured
of
the
percentage
INDUCTANCE?
always
and
described
the
BRIDGE READS
INDUCTANCE
of
inductance. Par-
in
the
s ,
and
the PARALLEL useful and
only
in
the
transformers.
low-
Qinductors,bal-
one
position
Conversion
made
by
means
8.
choice
between
components
BRIDGE READS
part
of
the
of
the
RANGE
permit a wide
(refer
switch,
marked
accuracy
the
internal
in
terms
analysis
evaluation
of
to
the
other
of
bridge
of
the
panel,
switch,
range
to
Table
in
orange,
residual
for
of
IN-
the the
in
des-
of
and
data
un-
ac-
un-
1 ).
is
Figure 2. Series Components
of
on
Inductor.
Figure 3. Parallel Components
of
on
Inductor.
RANGE
Selector
a
b
c d e f g h
TABLE
Full Value Full Value Full Value Full Value
Bottom
Top L Decade
100
,uh
1
mh
10
mh
100
mh
1 h
10
h
100
h
1000
h
L Decade
0.
001
0.
01
0. 1 1
10
100
1
10
,uh ,u.h ,uh
,uh ,uh ,uh
mh mh
1
Top G Decade Bottom G Dial
1000
mhos
100
mhos
10
mhos
1
mho
0. 1
0.
0.
0.
001
0001
01
mho mho mho mho
0.
0.
00001
0.
0. 0001
100
10
1
0.1 01
001
mmhos mmhos mmho mmho mmho mmho
mmho
mmho
GENERAL
RADIO
COMPANY
inductance small-valued
The either henrys
able maximum mho.
extremes
Lxs
and
values
of
These
cannot
The imal
points
merical
in
by
the
six
trol. tively
the
units
the
RANGE
Two
bridge.
decade
Each
0,
display
independent
1,
The X position numerically preceding 8X5.0X3 When balance give either by
the
directly
Lxs
the
RANGE
corresponds
bridge
controls
TI1e G panel, uously
right), its. calibrated ductance, legend.
consists
adjustable
which
These
to
G,
The
11-position
......
units, unit air
in
the
9,
and
is
in
the
capacitor.
The
use
upper
2.4.
of
the
bridge
or
inductors.
bridge
0.1
RANGE
can
thus
or
Lxp
that
are
millimicrohenry.
of
the
bridge
1111
mhos
are
individual
be
switch
in
the L and G read-outs
is
given
of
the
Land G parameters
switch
conductance,
to a minimum
applied
mechanism
directly,
legend.
controls
On
the
right-hand
switches
switch
.....
that
has
9,
constitute
11
positions
and
X.
corresponds
equivalent
decade.
to
Thus
to a numerical
is
balanced,
(which
the
self-inductance
or
Lxp•
selector
balance
of
is
readable,
controls
indicate
in
units
upper
switch~s,
and
X.
numerically
preceding
of
the
center
are
in
the
units
legend.
control,
four
decade
dial
(displaced
by
are
decade
directly
indicated
four
decades
reading
The X position
equivalent
decade.
two-position
panel
corrections
indicate
within
directly
the
The
directly
of
ranges,
and
concurrently.
shifts
so
from
are
used
side
of
the L balance
reading
to
10
one
additional
an L balance
value
the
readings
actually
value
of
inductance
on
the
decade
of
left-hand
switches
out
interpolation,
capacitors,
the
balance
by
the
RANGE
of
the G control
consecutively,O,
corresponds
to
The
fifth
SENSITIVITY
is
discussed
for
leads
values
limits
of 1111
read-
G,
are
from
0.01
micro-
the L and
the
dec-
that
the
top
to
bottom,
as
designated
for
balancing
the
panel
con-
consecu-
units,
unit
and in
setting
of
905.103.
ofthese
resistors)
the
unknown, indicated
side
and a contin-
of
line
to
to
two
dig-
and
bridge
con-
selector
1,
to
one
additional
decade
is
switch
in
paragraph
nu-
are
is
the
of
of
the
are
are
2,.
10
an
to
permit
the extendedbytheadditionof fer
to
paragraph
of
1.3
FREQUENCY DUCTOR. has a certain
a
pacitance
G
inductor resonant two
values
tions
gized
or
reactive
of
of
and
de
values.
itself
or
Lxs
the
When
bridge,
the augmented the
unknown
L
itance ly, may
"free" are care Bridge which
sible at ured
between
the
bridge-measured
differ
unknown,
measured
has
been
to
loads
value
least
minimize, a correction
data
When higher a few
than
kilocycles quires a negative ity,
as a capacitor,
an
inductance
The inductor quency.
the as
the
is
increased lectric iron creased
At
de
resistance frequency
losses
-cored by
are
material.1 creases a
maximum
some
with
specific
upper
range
2. 7.
It
should
effective
across
its
is a resonant
"natural"
parameters.
and
frequency
may
depart
an
inductor
inductor's
by
the
direct
terminals
the
appreciably
especially
at
higher
taken
reduce
the
this
free
(about
(refer
an its
to
inductor natural
for
phase
bridge.
loss
parameters,
likewise
sufficiently
by
is
by
eddy
in
the
inductor
eddy
currents
The
manner
frequency
phase
frequency.
of
the G balance
anexternal
CHARACTERISTICS
be
realized
or
so-called
terminals.
circuit
frequency
that
This
and
determined
Accordingly,
Lxp
are
not
fixed,
at
which
the
inductor
substantially
is
connected
own
distributed
two
connecting
capacitance
of
the
that
bridge,
leads.
parameters
from
the
true
when
large
frequencies.
in
the
Type
1632-A
bridge-terminal
inductor,
l.OfJfJf),
paragraph
is
frequency
large
angle
so
that
functions
low
only
raised,
currents
distributed
these
causes
angle
to
and
thus
to
4.1).
energized
values
of
and
it
cannot
Rxs.
of
frequencies
an
insignificant
the
effective
in
the
losses
and
hysteresis
in
which
any
and
storage
the
the
(which
inductance)
functions,
Rxp.
the.
capacitance.
ac
control
capacitor.
OF
any
to
be
Re-
AN IN-
inductor
"distributed" ca-
means
that
the
has a specific
by
its
the
effective
but
are
func-
is
ener-
from
their
basic
to
any
impedance
capacitance
exists
plus
the
across capac-
Consequent-
of
the
unknown
values
of
the
inductance
Considerable
Inductance
capacitance,
smallest
to
eliminate,
pos-
or
bridge-meas-
at a frequency
may
be
only
it
ac-
in
real-
be
measured
and
exciting
Rxs
amount,
ac
resistance
winding
are
further
in
resistance
inductor
factor,
Gx
of
any
fre-
exceeds
but
and
die-
In
in-
the
core
in-
to
have
Qx,
on
an
at
is
s
Jack-top
necting
the
ERATOR,
as
labeled, terminal the
GENERATOR
used
for
ground.
binding
UNKNOWN
and
the
the
red
of
each
connecting
Two
jacks
posts
inductor,
external
insulating
pair.
and
DETECTOR
the
bridge
marked
are
the
null-balance
cone
A
single
chassis
EXTERNAL
provided
external
DETECTOR
indicating
terminal terminals
to
an
CAPACITOR
for
con-
ac G EN-
the
high
between
may
be
external
1.4
ACCURACY
controls
cent percent. and
l•A
RADIO EXPERIMENTER , Vol 24, No. 2,
are
and
the G balance
The
SENSITIVITY
New
Decade
OF
MEASUREMENT.
calibrated
to a tolerance
controls
bridge
components
switches
Inductor" Horatio
2
are
are
calibrated
chosen
adjusted
W.
Lamson
July
The L balance
of
±0.05
by
, GENERAL
1949 .
the so
per-
to
±1.0
RANGE
that
the
TYPE
1632-A
INDUCTANCE
BRIDGE
product sistance ±0.05
of
the
in
the B arm
percent.
capacitance
Consequently, unknown be expected ± 1 Q
determinations
2.1
having low generator
put
measurements former a
Variac® autotransformer,
tween
bridgeuses
Frequency Type Unit
inductor,
for
inductance
percent
AC
harmonic
voltage.
for
resistance
GENERATOR. Any
the
desired
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to a frequency
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inductance
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connection
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generator.
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