Keysight B2987B electrometer internals photos gallery

Some years back in 2018 xDevs acquired previous revision of B2987A and made a brief review including images of it’s internal construction. B-version replicates same design but with black-ish exterior plastic colors with few internal refinements for easier manufacturing. Recently I’ve got a set of images from one of xDevs fellow readers, showcasing internal construction of latest Keysight B2987B Electrometer/High-resistance meter.

Thanks to this contribution we can now all enjoy the view. Be sure to click on any of the images for larger resolution version.

Unit came with a large lithium battery, same design as used in older Keysight B2987A unit. Rear interface panel is also unchanged. There is voltage source output up to ±1kV with shrouded banana ports, triaxial current and voltage inputs, chart-recorder analog output and LO common point.

Mains supply is switch-mode AC/DC built by TDK-Lambda.

Overall construction is same as older box, with updates for new color plastic.

There was a lot of flux on the back of the board. It was the same situation for the older B2987A as well.

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Author: Ilya Tsemenko
Created: Oct. 23, 2024, 1:31 a.m.
Modified: Oct. 23, 2024, 2:51 a.m.

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