The TE1000 RF impedance analyzer is capable of extremely accurate measurements of a wide range of impedances. However, as with any high frequency measurement, a certain amount of care must be taken to ensure that the results are not "contaminated" by stray impedances.
Always observe the following precautions when using the TE1000 impedance meter(or any other impedance meter):
Minimise any lead lengths between the probe and the impedance to be measured.
Even a few millimetres of wire can be significant when measuring low
impedances at high frequencies.
Connect the load as close as possible to the base of the probe tip.
This is the point which the TE1000 imepdance meter uses as its reference.
Avoid having any excess lead length "hanging off" the probe tip:
such lead length acts as a small antenna and appears as a capacitor
in parallel with the impedance being measured.
This can be significant when measuring high impedances at high frequencies.
Keep your fingers clear of the probe tip when making a measurement.
Hold the probe body and earth ring only.
