My bad Andrea, the Triax connector is 2 lug - it is the Pomona and others that are 3 lug.
Russ On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Andrea Baldoni <erm191...@ermione.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:38:40AM -0600, Russ Ramirez wrote: > > > Andrea, I can comment on the Triax cabling in that the Pomona and others > > you see on ebay are not compatible for the Keithley units generally. I > have > > a 617 electrometer that I acquired from the designer of it, and he told > me > > that Keithley Sr made sure the triax design was unique; a Keithley > designed > > 3-lug Triax BNC design. Then as you already are aware, there is the > > Hello Russ. > I am aware that there are also 3-lugs triaxial BNC, but my 617 has a > 2-lugs one. > > Surely this is the original connector on the equipment; maybe you have > a more recent revision of it? > > > Faraday Shield 'box' with alligator clip leads, attached to the Triax > > chassis connector internally with solid wires (just used Cat-5 wire > pieces) > > so that outside EM would not add to the noise level on low current > > measurements. That actually does make a huge difference and allow for > > extremely low voltage and current measurements with greater certainty. > This > > instrument is a real pleasure to work with. > > When I will finally be able to test it, I will try your suggestion. > > By the way, no one knows anything about the connector for the 181 > nanovoltmeter > and relative cables? While triax are already difficult to source, this one > seems to be impossible. > > Best regards, > Andrea Baldoni > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.