11-09-2018, 05:53 PM
As I told before, I bought an HP sig gen. Before I use it, I decided to make a quick jig to protect it from those charges that sonetimes kill SS output, even when connected through a cap.
This is the generator (the bottom piece)
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This is the sch of the jig
The resistor is small, can be from ohms to 20-50 ohm. The Zener is one part, back to back pair. The polarity doesn't matter, could be plusses or minuses out. I had 5.6V ones.
The voltage is thus clamped at 5.6+0.7V=6.3V. Could be higher or lower. The output signal is 1V RMS or 1.4VPP so anything between 2V and 10V is ok.
[attachment=17666]
This is the jig
[attachment=17663]
The zener and the resistor are small, SC-89-3 and 0603 respectively. But the connectors soldered back to back are so rigid that no effort is transferred to the small components inside.
This is the generator (the bottom piece)
[attachment=17662]
This is the sch of the jig
The resistor is small, can be from ohms to 20-50 ohm. The Zener is one part, back to back pair. The polarity doesn't matter, could be plusses or minuses out. I had 5.6V ones.
The voltage is thus clamped at 5.6+0.7V=6.3V. Could be higher or lower. The output signal is 1V RMS or 1.4VPP so anything between 2V and 10V is ok.
[attachment=17666]
This is the jig
[attachment=17663]
The zener and the resistor are small, SC-89-3 and 0603 respectively. But the connectors soldered back to back are so rigid that no effort is transferred to the small components inside.