Specifications
Input
± 70 V (AC + DC) @10:1 or 50 V RMS
Input Voltage
± 700 V (AC + DC) @100:1 or 500 V RMS
Max Differential
± 1400 V (AC + DC) or 1000 V RMS
Common Mode Max
50 Hz / -80dB
20 KHz / 66dB
200 KHz / -55dB
1 MHz / -50dB
CMRR (typical)
100x setting: DC -25 MHz (-3dB)
10x setting: DC -20 MHz (-3dB)
Bandwidth
± 2%
Accuracy
100x setting: <=14ns
10x setting: <=18ns
Rise Time
4 MΩ /10pF each side to GND
8 MΩ /5pF between inputs
Input Impedance
Output
± 7V (minimum 2 KΩ load)
Voltage
< ± 5 mV (-10 °C to +40 °C)
Offset
1.5 /2mV
Noise
1 Ω @ 1KHz, 8 Ω @1 MHz;
Output Source Impedance
Physical
45cm double insulated PVC terminated in 4mm safety plugs
Input Leads
95cm RB58 C/U terminated with standard BNC plug
Output Cable
Category III
IEC 1010 Compliance
6.6" x 2.4" x 0.8" (166mm x 62mm x 20 mm)
Dimension
0.62lbs (285gm)
Weight (w/o batteries)
4 AA cells or 6V DC/60 mA power supply
Power requirement
-10 °C to 40 °C
Operating Temperature
Typical Applications
Although the probes are primarily designed to enable use with ground oscilloscopes, they may also be used with insulated or battery operated oscilloscope; but with such scopes the probe output lead still must be grounded using the ground lead supplied.
The input leads of the ADF25A have standard sleeved banana plugs which accept standard push-on accessories.
These probes are ideal for use in measurement of switched mode power supplies, motor control circuits, process controllers and in many applications where it is required to measure voltages which are floating with respect to ground.
The ADF25A will accept up to 1000 V RMS differential and common mode voltage. The probes can withstand their rated common mode voltages on either attenuation range without damage. It is therefore possible to observe small signals superposed on large common mode voltages be selecting the lower attenuation range. This is useful, for example, in measuring and observing small gate signals of semiconductor devices which may be several hundred volts above ground.
The use of additional probes on a multi-channel oscilloscope with common time base permits the viewing of multiple floating wave forms (e.g. for three phase measurements).
The probes can be powered from 4 internal AA batteries or from an external 6V power adapter (not included). Because the output and power connections are ground referenced and separated from the differential inputs, a specially isolated power supply is not required and two or more probes may be powered from a standard power supply.
The ADF25A is an active oscilloscope probe which permits differential measurements to be made with a conventional grounded oscilloscope. The probe is approved for IEC1010 Category III for safe use on heavy-duty motors and similar circuits. The probe incorporates a dual balanced differential switched attenuator system which is combined in a single ended output which can be fed directly to a one channel of an oscilloscope. This method significantly reduces the errors associated with separate probes and scope channels, and gives improved common mode rejection.
