Agilent Technologies, Inc.

David Nelson Kimbley

Jimmie Doyle Felps

Brett B Bamesberger

A pin having a voltage probe pin-head is provided. The pin includes a pin-head having a substantially flat surface at one end and a pin-head tip at an opposing end, the substantially flat surface is configured to attach to a resistor, and the pin-head tip contacts an electrical test point. The pin also has a neck-like portion that extends between a shaft and the pin-head, wherein the neck-like portion is shorter than the shaft and has a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of a cross-section of the shaft.

Methods for manufacturing a resistor-pin assembly of a voltage probe

Probes and methods for testing electrical circuits are provided. One such probe includes a conductive socket, a conductive spring, and a housing that guides the conductive spring to the conductive socket to form an electrical connection between the spring and the socket. Once such method includes providing a conical housing and a spring and guiding the spring to the socket via the conical housing. The guiding step ensures that the spring contacts the socket during assembly and, therefore, ensures that a conductive path from the socket to the spring is provided. Methods and other probes are also provided.

Probes and methods for testing electrical circuits

An electrical connection system, such as a Bayonet Niel-Concelman (BNC) connection system, includes two connector assemblies and enables electrical connections between the two connector assemblies to be established and maintained. The two connector assemblies respectively include a first connector and a second connector. One of the connector assemblies includes a contact pin, and the other connector assembly includes a mechanical support having a tapered recess. The first connector interlocks with the second connector, and the contact pin is received by the recess and engages the mechanical support, when the first and second connectors are interlocked. Because the recess is tapered, the contact pin is guided toward the center of the recess as the contact pin is pressed against the surface of the mechanical support exposed by the recess, making it easier to establish and maintain an electrical connection with the contact pin.

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