KEY FEATURES:
- Transient protection - Limited inrush surge - Surge transient tested
- No DC Bias or AC bias effects
- Self-charge and discharge
- Low Noise – works with 1-port probes
- Wide frequency range
- Various Frequency Ranges/Clamp Voltages Available
- Single Ended or Bi-directional Operation
- Customizable: Input Voltage, Clamp Voltage, Frequency Range
DESCRIPTION:
The Port Saver family of DC blocks incorporates new features designed to protect your most value instruments while also greatly improving performance. Port Saver includes inrush currently limiting, which together with the transient protection, limits the voltage that appears at the instrument when a DC voltage is applied. Pre-charge allows the block to charge even without a connection to the instrument, eliminating the inrush. Self-discharge allows the DC block to discharge even if it is removed from both the source and the instrument, eliminating potential damage from energy stored in the block.
Typical RF blocks are based on ceramic capacitors, which exhibit AC and DC bias effects, making it very difficult to calibrate, as well as ferro-resonant noise. Port Saver blocks do not exhibit DC or AC bias effects, resulting in greatly improved calibration and measurement accuracy and do not exhibit ferro-resonant noise, making them quieter.
Port Saver DC blocks can easily be customized for different voltages and bandwidth. Please inquire with Signal Edge Solutions at info@signaledgesolutions.com
Picotest Port Saver – Instrument Protection DC Block
P2131A - STANDARD
Characteristic Rating Absolute Maximum Input Voltage +/-75V Frequency Range 500Hz - 500MHz Pre-change, Dis-change Time Constant 10s Insertion Loss (Typical) 0.5dB VSWR <1.3 Impedance 50 ohms Peak Inrush Current 10.5 Amps Peak Inrush Clamp Voltage 7.5V < 1us Connector Type SMAK - SMAF Working Temperature -40 -+75 C P2132A
Characteristic Rating Absolute Maximum Input Voltage +/-4V Frequency Range 2Hz - 50MHz Pre-change, Dis-change Time Constant 60s Insertion Loss (Typical) 10dB VSWR <1.3 Impedance 50 ohms Peak Inrush Current 150m Amps Peak Inrush Clamp Voltage 200mV < 1us Connector Type SMAK - SMAF Working Temperature -40 -+75 C