The 1615-A Capacitance
Bridge brings to the measurement of capacitance, the intercomparison
of standard, and to the measurement of dielectric properties an
unusual degree of accuracy, precision, range, and convenience.
High accuracy is achieved through the use of precisely wound
transformer ratio arms and highly stable
standards fabricated from Invar and hermetically sealed in dry
nitrogen. For calibration these standards
can be intercompared.
Two- or Three- Terminal Connection - Accurate three terminal
measurements can be made even in the
presence of capacitances to ground as large as 1 μF, as might be
encountered with the unknown connected by means of long cables. The
bridge has the necessary internal shielding to permit one terminal
of the unknown capacitor to be directly grounded, so that true
two-terminal and three-terminal measurements can both be made over
the whole capacitance range.