Global Specialties LCR-600, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ry Measurement Display 8 4 2 Secondary Measurement Display 9 4 3 Front Panel Description 9 4 4 Rear Panel Description 10 5 Operating Instructions 11 5 1 Connecting the LCR 600 11 5 2 Powering On 11 5...

Page 3: ...smission Configuration 17 7 1 2 Data Code 17 7 1 3 Control Code 17 7 1 4 Data Format Description 17 7 2 Open Short Compensation 18 7 3 Selecting the Serial Parallel Mode 19 7 3 1 Capacitor 20 7 3 2 In...

Page 4: ...service and repair of this instrument Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates the safety standards of the design manufacture and intended u...

Page 5: ...y metal object which could provide an unwanted ground return path When testing AC power equipment remember that AC line voltage is usually present on some power input circuits such as the on off switc...

Page 6: ...inspect its case and parts for any damage If damage to the instrument is evident a description of the damage should be noted on the carrier s receipt and signed by the driver or carrier agent Save all...

Page 7: ...nt voltage fixed at 0 6 V auto detect function and open circuit short circuit compensation Use the LCR 600 to Check ESR values of capacitors and inductors Sort and or select components Measure unmarke...

Page 8: ...d reactance X On the Cartesian coordinate system this will be as shown in Figure 1 Z R2 X2 Tan 1 X R Z Impedance R Resistance X Reactance Reactance contains Inductive XL and Capacitive XC components X...

Page 9: ...depending on the degree of accuracy needed they can be quite significant To more accurately describe a component we can imagine that rather than having one real world capacitor let s say instead we h...

Page 10: ...the component will die out more slowly The component holds onto the energy longer Dissipation Factor means just the opposite It is a measure of how quickly the energy degrades Q 1 D Ls Rs 1 CsRs CpRp...

Page 11: ...issipation Factor Q Quality Factor RP Parallel Impedance ESR Serial Impedance 4 3 Front Panel Description Figure 3 Control Indicator Description 1 Main Display LCD 2 Secondary Display LCD 3 Power Butt...

Page 12: ...L Open Circuit Short Circuit Calibration 7 D Q ESR Function 8 PC Function 9 SER PAL Series Parallel Function 10 HOLD Display Hold 11 SORT Sorting Function Mode 12 TEST Sorting Function Test 13 ERR Per...

Page 13: ...uit and short circuit compensation so that you can measure high resistance and low resistance more accurately You must first calibrate these functions Start by making sure the clip ends of the leads a...

Page 14: ...uency range The meter will automatically select parallel or serial mode for the component You will not be able to switch this You will also not be able to select the D Q ESR factor To have more flexib...

Page 15: ...suring Capacitance When C is small and impedance is high parallel impedance between C and Rp will become significantly higher than Rs Thus the meter setting for measuring capacitance should be Cp When...

Page 16: ...value in The equation is as follows error experimental value theoretical value theoretical value x 100 Note If the percentage error is higher than 9999 the LCD will display only 5 9 Sorting Function...

Page 17: ...nge the LCR 600 function until the main LCD displays DCR The LCR 600 is now under DC Resistance Measuring Mode 5 13 Connecting to a Computer The LCR 600 has a USB jack for you to connect to a computer...

Page 18: ...eck the power cord Make sure that the power is properly connected to the unit and ensure the AC supply at your site is the same as the mentioned at the rear chassis of the unit 6 2 Fuse Replacement If...

Page 19: ...1 2 Data Code Byte0 Byte1 Byte 2 Byte13 Byte14 Byte15 BAH 10H Data 0DH 0AH 7 1 3 Control Code Byte0 Byte1 Byte2 Byte10 Byte11 Byte12 BAH 0DH Control 0DH 0AH 7 1 4 Data Format Description Byte Data Byt...

Page 20: ...LCD 7 2 Open Short Compensation For precision impedance measuring instruments open and short compensation needs to be used to reduce the parasitic effect of the device under test DUT The parasitic ef...

Page 21: ...19 Figure 5 7 3 Selecting the Serial Parallel Mode Depending on your application you may need to switch the measuring mode between series and parallel It depends on...

Page 22: ...is large the Rs cannot be neglected Hence it is proper to use parallel mode for low capacitance measurement and series mode for high capacitance measurement 7 3 2 Inductor The impedance and inductanc...

Page 23: ...it is not necessary to switch on the Power Switch 3 on the front panel Before switch ON the Line Power Switch 25 on the rear panel the LCR 600 open the cabin and short circuit J11 Now switch ON The eq...

Page 24: ...00 00K Input the standard 100K operate as Step 1 the display will be changed to 10K 4 DCR 10K 10 000K Input a standard 10K and operate as step 1 the display will changed to 1K 5 DCR 1K 1 0000K Input a...

Page 25: ...o to step 12 12 10KHz 1M 1 0000M The same operation as step 1 13 10KHz 100K 100 00K The same operation as step 1 After step 13 the LCD will display 100KHz Go to step 14 14 100KHz 100K 100 00K On this...

Page 26: ...idity 0 90 DCR 0 000 to 9999 M ESR 0 000 to 9999 Rp 0 000 to 9999 D 0 000 to 9999 Q 0 000 to 9999 90 to 90 8 2 LCD Display Factor Range R 0 000 to 9999 M L 0 000 uH to 9999 kH C 0 000 pF to 9999 F DCR...

Page 27: ...1 59nF 15 9nF 79 6pF 1 59nF 7 96pF 79 6pF 1 0 5d 0 5 3d 0 3 2d 0 5 3d 1 0 5d 2 0 5d 120Hz 1 33mF 13 3mF 133uF 1 33mF 13 3nF 133uF 1 33nF 13 3nF 66 3pF 1 33nF 6 63pF 66 3pF 1 0 5d 0 5 3d 0 3 2d 0 5 3d...

Page 28: ...2 0 5d 100kHz 0 159uH 1 59uH 1 59uH 15 9uH 15 9uH 159mH 159mH 200mH 2 0 5d 1 0 5d 0 5 3d 1 0 5d If D 0 1 the accuracy should be multiplied by 1 D 2 8 3 6 D Value Accuracy f Z 0 1 1 1 10 10 100k 100k 1...

Page 29: ...Definition Q 1 D Rp ESR or Rs x 1 1 D2 D value accuracy De Ae x 1 D ESR accuracy Re Zm x Ae Zm impedance calculated by 1 2 fC or 2 fL Phase angle accuracy e 180 x Ae deg Note Specifications and inform...

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