Hi All, I spent an afternoon taking some data on fields coupled to cables. Local fields emanating from devices in a system that would normally not be a problem can induce currents in nearby cables that can cause significant problems. This month's Technical Tidbit (http://www.dsmith.org) details measurements on the results of inductive coupling into a cable. The measurements show a dramatic result in terms of the amplitude of the induced current. Also shown: the relative phase between two current probe outputs (as seen on a scope or on a spectrum analyzer using a combiner) can be used to confirm the inductive mode of coupling (as opposed to the capacitive mode of coupling). The link to the article is the picture of the experimental setup at the bottom of the index page. Doug -- ------------------------------------------------------- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 ========= Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-----( ) | o | Email: doug@xxxxxxxxxx \ _ / ] \ _ / Website: http://www.dsmith.org ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu