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Best practices for using high performance oscilloscopes

Optimizing and maintaining the performance of your Tektronix product is critical
to your success. This document summarizes the Best Practices for using Tektronix
DSA70000C/D
Series products. Additional technical, application, and ser vice information is
available at the www.tektronix.com Web site.

, DPO70000C/D/DX/SX, MSO70000C/DX, and DPO7000C

Preventing electrostatic

discharge

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equipment. Most Tektronix instruments and probes are designed with robust ESD
protection. However, large discharges of static electricity applied to the signal
inputs may damage the equipment.

CAUTION. A direct static discharge can damage the input circuitry of the

instrument. To avoid damage, follow these techniques to prevent electrostatic
discha

1. Discharge the static voltage from your body. To do so, wear a grounded

atic discharge (ESD) is a concern when handling any electronic

rge to the instrument:

tatic wrist strap when you connect and disconnect cables and adapters.

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Your instrument provides a convenient ground connection on the front panel
for this purpose.

2. Discharge the static voltage from all cables before connecting them to the

NOTE. A cable that is left unconnected on a bench can develop a very large static

charge that can damage the instrument.

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nstrument or to the device under test (DUT). Before you attach the cable to the

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instrument, momentarily ground the center conductor of the cable, or connect
a50Ω termination to one end before attaching the cable to the instrument.

Best practices for using high performance oscilloscopes

Connector cleaning

All connectors must be kept clean. Dirt in connectors can damage the connector
and any connectors the dirty connector is use with.

Before each use do the following:

1. Verify that the connectors are free of dirt, metal particles, scratches and
deformations.

2. Verify that the connectors are free of dirt, metal particles, scratches and
deformations.

3. With the connector pointed down, use low pressure compressed air, at an
angle to the connector, to clean the connectors.

4. If the connector still needs cleaning, use an appropriately sized swab

CAUTION. Never put pressure on the center pin of the connectors. Applying

pressure to the center pin could damage the connector.

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istened with isopropyl alcohol to clean the connector threads.

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