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Part Number 85052-90070
Printed in USA August 2001
Supersedes: December 1995
Repair Manual
3.5 mm and Type-N
Slotless Contact
For use with Slotless Repair Kits

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traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and
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Warranty
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defects in material and workmanship for a perio d of one year from
date of delivery. During the warranty p erio d, AgilentTechnologies
will, at its option, either repair or replace pro ducts which proveto be
defective.
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Assistance
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Contents
1. General Information
Intro duction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
85052-60049 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
85054-60056 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Equipment Required But Not Supplied . . . . . . 1-2
Incoming Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Precision Slotless Connectors . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Ordering Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Replacing Do cumentation . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2. Repairing A Slotless Contact
Intro duction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Inspecting A Damaged Slotless Contact . . . . . . 2-2
Removing A Slotless Contact . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Step 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Step 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Step 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Inspecting and Cleaning A Center Conductor . . . 2-8
Inspecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Inserting An Inner Contact . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Testing A Slotless contact . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Index
Slotless Contact Repair Contents-1

Figures
1-1. Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
2-1. Finger Bent In or Crushed . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2. Broken Inner Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-3. Inner Contact Pushed Inside . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-4. Damaged Center Conductor . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-5. The Inner Contact and Center Conductor . . . . 2-4
2-6. Inserting the Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-7. Moving a Damaged Finger . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-8. Freeing a Broken Contact Finger . . . . . . . . 2-6
2-9. Removing a Broken Contact Finger . . . . . . . 2-6
2-10. Threading the Removal Tool Into the Inner Contact 2-7
2-11. Removing the Inner Contact . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2-12. Damaged Center Conductor . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2-13. How to Prop erly Hold the Inner Contact . . . . 2-9
2-14. Installing a New Inner Contact . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-15. Inspecting the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2-16. Inserting the Testing Tool . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2-17. Testing the Retention Force of the Contact . . . 2-12
Tables
1-1. Replaceable Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
2-1. Contacting Agilent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Contents-2 Slotless Contact Repair

1
General Information
Introduction
This manual do cuments the use of b oth the 85052-60049 and the
85054-60056 slotless contact repair kits. Each kit contains the
following:
One 30 ml b ottle of alcohol
Six foam swabs
One pair of tweezers
One inner contact removal to ol
One inner contact insertion to ol
One inner contact testing to ol
One testing weight
Ten replacement inner contacts
An explanation of precision slotless connectors appears later in this
chapter under \Precision Slotless Connectors."
The following AgilentTechnologies publication provides information
on prop er connector care to maintain quality standards and devices:
Microwave Connector Care Card (included in this kit).
Or, contact your nearest AgilentTechnologies sales oce for the
customer training course:
\Understanding Connectors Used With Network Analyzers."
85050A +24A (on site)
85050A +24D (at AgilentTechnolgies sales oce)
85052-60049
Use the 3.5 mm slotless contact repair kit to repair the female
contacts on all 3.5 mm precision slotless connectors (PSC). The only
exception to this is the precision slotless contacts in the airlines of
the 85052C 3.5 mm precision calibration kit. If damaged, these
contacts must be repaired at the factory.
85054-60056
Use the Type-N slotless contact repair kit to repair the female
contacts on all Type-N precision slotless connectors (PSC).
Note
There is no similar contact repair kit for 2.4 mm connectors. The
2.4 mm slotless contact is an integral part of the center conductor
and it cannot be replaced.
Slotless Contact Repair General Information 1-1

Equipment Required
But Not Supplied
The following items are required, but not supplied with this kit:
A microscop e with  x10 magnication and lighting.
A source of clean, dry, compressed air or nitrogen.
Incoming Inspection
Refer to Table 1-1 to verify receipt of all parts in this repair kit.
The foam-lined storage case provides protection for the comp onents
in this repair kit during shipping. If the case or components app ear
damaged, set aside the kit and all packaging materials and contact
the nearest AgilentTechnologies oce listed at the back of this
manual.
If either of the following conditions exist, notify your nearest Agilent
Technologies oce:
The shipping contents are incomplete.
There is mechanical damage or a mechanical defect.
Notify the carrier if the shipping container is damaged or the
cushioning material shows signs of stress. Keep all shipping material
for the carrier's inspection. AgilentTechnologies will arrange for
repair or replacement of incomplete or damaged shipments without
waiting for a settlement from the transp ortation company.
Precision Slotless
Connectors
When properly used, a precision slotless connector should ha
ve the
same lifespan as a standard slotted connector. AgilentTechnologies
designed the precision slotless contacts to mate with all connectors
within a connector series, but the connectors must meet published
interface dimensions.
CAUTION
Mating a connector that do es not meet published specications can
damage a precision slotless connector. For this reason, ensure that
any device you connect is within its sp ecications.
1-2 General Information Slotless Contact Repair

Replaceable Parts
Ordering Parts
Table 1-1 lists replacement part numbers. To order a listed part, note
the description, part numb er, and the quantity desired. Telephone or
send your order to the nearest AgilentTechnologies oce (listed at
the back of this manual).
Replacing
Documentation
The part number for this manual is listed on the title page of this
document, and is also listed in Table 1-1. Use this number to order
extra copies of this manual.
Slotless Contact Repair General Information 1-3