Re: [SI-LIST] : Fwd: Probing power plane with analyser.

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From: chasgra ([email protected])
Date: Thu Sep 28 2000 - 10:29:43 PDT


Now Doug Smith may chuckle at this but I have used a scope
probe for just this sort of measurement. (The ground
lead is removed). The trick(at least for me) is not the
probe so much as the test up and consistency.

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Ma <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:20 AM
Subject: [SI-LIST] : Fwd: Probing power plane with analyser.

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>To: "'EMC - PSTC Forum'" <[email protected]>
>Cc: Roman Seifert <[email protected]>
>Subject: Probing power plane with analyser.
>From: "Cameron O'phee" <O'[email protected]>
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:59:24 +1100
>
>
>Hello All,
>
>I have been asked by one of our design engineers if I can measure the RF
>signature on the 3v plane on one of our PCB designs. The purpose of this
is
>to compare it to proposed changes for cost reduction, ie removal of bypass
>caps. I would assume I need some sort of CDN but I have no designs for
this
>application. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can safely probe a 3v DC
>power rail with an EMC analyser (HP8591E)?
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Cameron O'Phee.
>EMC & Safety Precompliance.
>Aristocrat Technologies Australia.
>
>Telephone : +61 2 9697 4420
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>
>Thanks.
>Best Regards,
>Barry Ma <[email protected]>
>ANRITSU www.anritsu.com
>Morgan Hill, CA 95037
>Tel. 408-778-2000 x 4465
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