Keysight (Agilent) 4339B Users Guide

HP 4339B High Resistance Meter

User's Guide

HP Part No. 04339-90041

Printed in JAPAN July 1999

Third Edition

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Hyogo, 651-2241 Japan

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HP 4339B

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HP 4339B

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 Hewlett-Packard Company assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with

these requirements.

Note

HP 4339B is designed for use in INSTALLATION CATEGORY II according to IEC

61010-1 and POLLUTION DEGREE 1 according to IEC 61010-1 and IEC 60664-1.

HP 4339B is an INDOOR USE product.

Note

LEDs in HP 4339B are Class 1 in accordance with IEC60825-1.

CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT

Ground The Instrument

To avoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to a

safety earth ground by the supplied power cable with earth blade

.

DO NOT Operate In An Explosive Atmosphere

Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or fumes

. Operation of any

electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a denite safety hazard.

Keep Away From Live Circuits

Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement and internal

adjustments must be made by qualied maintenance personnel. Do not replace components

with the power cable connected. Under certain conditions, dangerous voltages may exist even

with the power cable removed. To avoid injuries, always disconnect power and discharge

circuits before touching them.

DO NOT Service Or Adjust Alone

Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of rendering rst

aid and resuscitation, is present.

DO NOT Substitute Parts Or Modify Instrument

Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards, do not install substitute parts

or perform unauthorized modications to the instrument. Return the instrument to a

Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features

are maintained.

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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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Certication

Hewlett-Packard Company certies that this product met its published specications at the

time of shipment from the factory. Hewlett-Packard further certies that its calibration

measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and

Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration facility, or to the calibration

facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

Warranty

This Hewlett-Packard instrument product is warranted against defects in material and

workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, except that in the case of

certain components listed in

General Information

of this manual, the warranty shall be for the

specied period. During the warranty period, Hewlett-Packard Company will, at its option,

either repair or replace products that prove to be defective.

For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility designated by

HP. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to HP and HP shall pay shipping charges to return the

product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping charges, duties, and taxes for products

returned to HP from another country.

HP warrants that its software and rmware designated by HP for use with an instrument will

execute its programming instruction when property installed on that instrument. HP does not

warrant that the operation of the instrument, or software

, or rmware will be uninterrupted or

error free.

Limitation Of Warranty

The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate

maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or

misuse, operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or improper site

preparation or maintenance.

No other warranty is expressed or implied. HP specically disclaims the implied warranties

of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose.

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Exclusive Remedies

The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive remedies. HP shall not be liable

for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based on

contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

Assistance

Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for

Hewlett-Packard products.

For any assistance, contact your nearest Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Oce.Addresses

are provided at the back of this manual.

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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

condition or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could

result in injury or death to personnel.

This

Caution

condition or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could

result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product.

sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice,

sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice,

Note

practice, condition or the like, which is essential to highlight.

Axed to product containing static sensitive devices use anti-static handling

procedures to prevent electrostatic discharge damage to component.

Caution, risk of electric shock : Terminals which may be supplied from the

interior of the equipment at a voltage exceeding 1 kV

voltage exceeding 1 kV are marked with this symbol.

denotes important information. It calls attention to a procedure

, or allow connection to a

,

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HP 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.

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In User's Guide

Chapter 1, Preparation for Use

For initial turn on of the HP 4339B

Chapter 2, Operating the HP 4339B

Basic measurement operation

Getting acquainted with the HP 4339B|for beginners

Handy reference for common measurement tasks|for all users

Chapter 3, Measurement Examples

Measurement Examples for typical HP 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 discussed:



Initial Inspection

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HP-IB remote control

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Using with Handler

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Maintenance

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Specications

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Error Messages

HP 4339B

For detailed information on these subjects, see the

HP 4339B Operation Manual

.

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Contents

1. Preparation for Use

In This Chapter ............................... 1-1

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

To Set Power LINE Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

To Set Power LINE Frequency ........................ 1-2

2. Operating the HP 4339B

In This Chapter ............................... 2-1

To Reset HP 4339B to its Default Settings ...... ...... ...... . 2-2

To Connect Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

HP 16008B Resistivity Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HP 16117B Low Noise Test Lead ......................

HP 16339A Component Test Fixture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ToPerform Calibration|Canceling internal measurement errors ........ 2-4

To Set Test Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To Set Current Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ToPerform OPEN Correction

|Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT

...... ...

If \Out Of Limit" is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-2

2-3

2-3

2-4

2-4

2-5

2-5

To Connect DUT ............................

To Select Measurement Parameter ...... ...... ..... .....

Setting the Parameters for Resistivity Measurement .... ...... ...

Setting Thickness of the DUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-6

2-6

2-7

2-7

Setting the Electrode Size ...... ...... ...... ...... 2-7

To Select Measurement Range ........................ 2-8

Auto Range mode|Automatically selecting the optimum measurement range . 2-8

Hold Range mode|Holding the measurement range of your choice ...... 2-8

To Select Measurement Time Mode ...................... 2-8

To Set Averaging Rate|Stabilizing the measurement result . . . . . . . . . . .

To Select Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To Set Trigger Delay Time ..........................

To Use Deviation Measurement Function ...................

Setting the Deviation Reference Values ...................

Selecting the Deviation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

To Use Comparator Function .........................

Setting the Limit Values .. ...... ...... ...... ..... .

2-9

2-9

2-9

2-10

2-10

2-10

2-11

2-11

Sorting .................................. 2-11

To Select Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

To Select Beeper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

To Use Contact Check Function |Monitoring the connection of test electrodes and

DUT...................................

To Print Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Setting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2-13

2-14

2-14

Contents-1

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Disabling Printing ............................. 2-14

To Use Measurement Sequence Function

|Controlling charge-measurement in a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Selecting the Measurement Sequence Mode ................. 2-15

Setting the Measurement Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Starting Measurement Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Aborting Measurement Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

To Apply Test Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

To Trigger a Measurement .......................... 2-16

To Turn OFF Voltage Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Accessories Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Test Fixtures and Test Leads ....................... 2-17

HP 16064B LED Display/Trigger Box ................... 2-19

Other Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Measurement Examples

2-20

2-20

In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Measuring Insulation Resistance of Capacitor ........ ..... ....

Measurement Setup ............................

Measurement Procedure ..........................

For More Information .... ...... ...... ..... ......

Measuring Resistivity of Insulation Material ..................

Measurement Setup ............................

Measurement Procedure ..........................

For More Information ..........................

3-1

3-2

3-2

3-2

3-5

3-6

3-6

3-6

3-9

Contents-2

Figures

2-1. Printer Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Tables

1-1. Power Voltage Selector Setting ...... ...... ...... ..... 1-1

Contents-3