ValueTronics International, Inc. Bridge 1616

The 1616 is a bridge from General Radio. A bridge is useful for precise measurements, instrumentation, power conversion, and filtering in both linear and nonlinear applications. Pair bridges with other types of electronic test equipment to measure fixed and swept frequency return loss. Bridges check the performance of your system and its components, including amplifiers, couplers, filters, attenuators, terminations, and splitters. The General Radio 1616 Precision Capacitance Bridge is one of three units (sold separately) required to make up the 1621 Precision Capacitance Measurement System. When used with an oscillator and a detector equivalent to the 1316 and 1238 the 1616 Capacitance Bridge will perform as follows: A wide range of capacitances can be measured, extending from the resolution limit of 0.1aF to a maximum of 10uF with internal standards, and further with external standards. For 3-terminal unknown capacitors, a pair of coaxial terminals is provided; for 2-terminal coaxial "unknowns", a single precision connector facilitates exacting control of fringing effects.