Agilent Technologies 45A, 46A Power Supply Trouble Isolation, Check the power supply voltages

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Power Supply Trouble Isolation

Power Supply Trouble Isolation

These trouble isolation instructions help isolate the problem to the assembly level when the power supply is not operating. Because of advanced power supply protection features, the problem may not be with the supply itself, and therefore you will need to work through the procedure systematically to determine the source of the fault.

ACheck the power supply voltages.

You check the power supply voltages on the acquisition board, A13. See figure 5-3 for the location of these test points. Table 5-2 shows the allowable range of power supply voltages.

Figure 5-3

Power Supply Voltage Test Locations (A13)

Table 5-2	Power Supply Voltage Limits
	Supply Voltage Specification	Limits
	+5.1 V ± 0.1 V	+5.0 V to +5.2 V
	-5.2 V ± 0.1 V	-5.1 V to -5.3 V
	+12.2 V ± 0.3 V	+11.9 V to +12.5 V
	-12.2 V ± 0.3 V	-11.9 V to -12.5 V

BTurn off the power and measure the power supply resistances to ground to check for shorted supply lines.

You can probe the test points on A13, shown in figure 5-3, for this resistance check. Table 5-3 shows the characteristic resistance values for the Agilent Technologies 54835A/45A oscilloscope.

Table 5-3	Approximate Resistance Values, Each Power Supply to Ground
	Supply	Approximate Resistance to Ground
	+12 V	300Ω
	–12 V	180Ω
	–5.2 V	10Ω
	+5.1 V	50Ω

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