Agilent Technologies E, 85036B manual Clarifying the Sex of a Connector, Preventive Maintenance

General Information

Clarifying the Sex of a Connector

Clarifying the Sex of a Connector

In this manual, the sex of calibration devices and adapters are referred to in terms of their connector interface. For example, a male open has a male connector.

However, during a measurement calibration, the network analyzer softkey menus label a type-N calibration device with reference to the sex of the analyzer’s test port connector—not the calibration device connector. For example, the label SHORT(F) on the analyzer’s display refers to the short that is to be connected to the female test port. This will be a male short from the calibration kit.

Conversely, connector gages are referred to in terms of the connector that it measures. For instance, a male connector gage has a female connector on the gage so that it can measure male devices.

Preventive Maintenance

The best techniques for maintaining the integrity of the devices in this kit include:

•routine visual inspection

•cleaning

•proper gaging

•proper connection techniques

All of the above are described in Chapter 3 , “Use, Maintenance, and Care of the Devices.” Failure to detect and remove dirt or metallic particles on a mating plane surface can degrade repeatability and accuracy and can damage any connector mated to it. Improper connections, resulting from pin depth values being out of the limits (see Table 2-3 on page 2-3), or from bad connections, can also damage these devices.

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