General TMDE Administration, Safety and Uses
Test Equipment Administration
Identification of Instruments, Classification, Calibration and Repair Procedures, Test equipment Technical Documentation, Metrology Logistics; Stickers, Documentation and Recall, Storing and Handling Instruments, General Test Equipment Information
Test Equipment Safety Precautions
Working on Energized and De-Energized Circuits, Grounding of Power Tools and Equipment
Basic Measurements
Voltage and Current Measurements, Resistance Measurements, Capacitance Measurements, Inductance Measurements, Wheatstone Bridge Measurements; Resistance, Capacitance, Inductance
Advanced Measurements
Power Measurements
The Decibel System, Measurement Methods, Thermocouple Ammeter, Dummy Loads, Bolometers
Measurement Methods
Frequency Measurements; Mechanical (Tachometers, Strobes, Chronometric), Audio Frequencies (Comparison, Direct), Wavemeters (Resonant Frequency), Frequencies above Audio Range (LF to SHF) Waveform Analysis; Basics of the Oscilloscope and Spectrum Analyzer
Testing Semiconductor Devices
Diodes, Transistors, Special Devices (SCR, UJT, FET), Use of Basic Meters, Use of Curve Tracers
Basic Meters
Analog Meters
Basic Meter Movements; Galvanometer, D'Arsonval Meter Movement, DC Ammeter, Shunts (External and Internal), DC Voltmeter, Voltage Dividers, Ohmmeter; Megohmmeter, VOM
Electrodynamometer Type Meters
Power meters, Voltmeter, Ammeter, Ohmmeter
General Meter Specifications
Techniques for Meter Use
Continuity Tests, Testing for Grounds, Caution, Testing for Shorts; Warning, Resistance Tests; Caution
Calibration of Meter Movement
Standards, Calibration intervals, Measurement Uncertainties
Common Test Equipment
VOM Multimeters
Types of Measurements
Electronic Digital Multimeters
Example of Digital Multimeter (Block Diagram/Operation)
AC/DC Differential Voltmeter
Example of Differential Meter (Block Diagram/Operation)
Meter Design Characteristics
Front Panel Controls, Modes of Operation, Functional Block Diagram
Transistror Testers
Leakage Tests, Beta Tests
Inductance Measurements
RLC Bridge
Operation of Common Electronic Instruments
Multimeters, Differential Voltmeters, Component Testers, RLC Bridges
Special Application Test Equipment
Electronic Digital Multimeters
Example of Digital Multimeter (Block Diagram/Operation)
AC/DC Differential Voltmeter
Example of Differential Meter (Block Diagram/Operation)
Meter Design Characteristics
Front Panel Controls, Modes of Operation, Functional Block Diagram
Transistror Testers
Leakage Tests, Beta Tests
Inductance Measurements
RLC Bridge
Operation of Common Electronic Instruments
Multimeters, Differential Voltmeters, Component Testers, RLC Bridges
The Oscilloscope and Spectrum Analyzer
• Oscilloscopes
Cathode-Ray Tubes
Electron Gun, Electron Beam Deflection System, Vertical Deflection Plates, Horizontal Deflection Plates, CRT Graticule, CRT Designations
Components Used to adjust CRT Display Quality
INTEN (Intensity) Control, FOCUS and ASTIG (Astigmatism) Controls, TRACE ROTATION Control, BEAM FINDER Control, Horizontal and Vertical POSITION Controls
Components Used to Determine the Amplitude of a Signal
Vertical POSITION Control, Input Connector/Coupling, Attenuator Control, Graticules
Components Used to Select the Horizontal Operating Mode
TIME/DIV, ALT/CHOPPED Mode
Components Used to Provide a Stable Display
Trigger Level, Trigger Slope, Trigger Coupling, Hold Off Control (Jitter Reduction)
Using the Oscilloscope
Dual-Trace Operation
Coupling, Source Level, and Slope controls, ALT/CHOPPED Modes
Dual Time Base Operation
ALT/CHOPPED Modes, Delayed Operation
Oscilloscope Probes
Types of Probes, Probe Calibration
Oscilloscope Calibration
Vertical, Horizontal, Triggering, Display Systems, Power Supplies
• Spectrum Analyzer
Basic Functional Description
Block Diagram, Theory of Operation
Spectrum Analyzer Front Panel Controls, Indicators and Conenctors
Spectrum Analyzer Calibration
Power Supplies, Vertical System, Horizontal System
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