Tektronix P6103B User manual

Instructions

P6103B
60 MHz 10X Passive Probe

070-7847-06

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General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent
damage to this product or any products connected to it. T o avoid
potential hazards, use this product only as specified.

To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury

Observe Maximum Working Voltage. Do not use the P6103B probe

above 300 V
page 10.

Do Not Elevate the Common Terminal. The common terminal is at

ground potential. Do not connect the common terminal to elevated
voltages.

Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage

to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel.

Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:

, CAT II. Refer to the derating chart, Figure 2, on

RMS

WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that
could result in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that
could result in damage to this product or other property.

P6103B Instructions

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Features and Accessories

The P6103B probe is compatible with most general purpose
oscilloscopes that have a 1 MW input impedance and bandwidth up
to 60 MHz.

NOTE. Remove and discard the protective cover on the tip of the
probe before attempting to connect a probe tip accessory.

BNC-to-probe tip adapter . To install the adapter,
push the wide end firmly into a BNC connector.
Then insert the probe tip firmly into the adapter.

Retractable hook tip. Use the retractable hook tip to
make hands-free measurements.

NOTE.

For a solid connection, firmly push and

twist the hook tip onto the probe tip before using.

Marker rings. Attach the matching colored rings
onto the probe cable and tip as shown.

Adjustment tool. Use the adjustment tool for probe
compensation adjustments.

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P6103B Instructions

Features and Accessories

Guard. The guard provides a finger barrier for
protection from electric shock.

Guard

WARNING. To avoid electric shock when using the probe, keep
fingers behind the guard on the probe body.

Ground Lead. Use the alligator clip to attach the
probe to a ground reference.

Long Ground Lead

Short Ground Lead

T o see the best signal, use the shortest possible ground lead and
signal path.

P6103B Instructions

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Maintenance

This section describes how to maintain the probe.

Low-Frequency Probe Compensation

Before taking any measurements using a probe, first check the
compensation of the probe and adjust it to match the channel inputs.

Most oscilloscopes have a square wave reference signal available at
a terminal on the front panel used to compensate the probe. Connect
the probe to the signal source to display a 1 kHz test signal on your
oscilloscope.

Compensate the probe by adjusting L on the probe so that the
corners of the square wave are square.

L

1 kHz

Adjust trimmer L until you see a flat-top square wave on the display .

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P6103B Instructions