{"id":1609,"date":"2015-12-18T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2021-05-17T12:19:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:19:57","slug":"96a-vf-preamp-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/96a-vf-preamp-adjustment\/","title":{"rendered":"96A V\/F preamp adjustment summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>96A V\/F preamp adjustment summary<\/h2>\n<p>This post explains how to calibrate your 96A V\/F amplifier that is\u00a0 used on PHI Auger and XPS surface analysis systems.\u00a0\u00a0 You will need a voltmeter, an oscilloscope, a 30 Meg ohm test resistor and two clip leads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a096A V\/F preamp Calibration procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn off the 32-100 electron multiplier supply (or the card rack power)<\/li>\n<li>Remove the HV POS In, POS out and COL cables from the 96A V\/F preamp<\/li>\n<li>Remove the 96A V\/F preamp cover.<\/li>\n<li>Turn ON the 32-100 electron multiplier supply (or the card rack power)<\/li>\n<li>Measure voltage between L1 and L2, should be 28 to 30V DC<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R23 for 0V betweenTP2 and HV POS in.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R18 for zero Hz on Frequency output<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R37 for 0V on Analog output<\/li>\n<li>Connect 30 Meg ohm load resistor between L2 and the COL resistor<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R8 for 1MHz on the frequency output<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R28 for 10V on the Analog output<\/li>\n<li>Remove the 30 Meg ohm load resistor<\/li>\n<li>Adjust R18 for 100 Hz on the Frequency output<\/li>\n<li>AdjsutR37 for .1V on the Analog output<\/li>\n<li>Repeat steps 5 through 10.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off the 32-100 or card rack power.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the cover on the 96A V\/F preamp.<\/li>\n<li>Reconnect the HV POS In, POS out and COL cables to the 96A V\/F preamp<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_1610\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a 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