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SING THE
DC1000
WITH AN
LCR
METER
The powerful design of the DC1000 allows it to be used with almost any
manufacturer’s LCR meter. Using the test leads that were supplied with your DC1000
and with your LCR meter, it is fast and easy to setup your environment for testing an
inductor.
A) Be sure that the power is off to your Voltech DC1000.
B) Make all the connections indicated in
fig.4.
C) Power up your DC1000, and turn the output
on
, making sure that the current
output is set to zero.
D) Perform compensation on your LCR meter.
E) Turn the DC1000 output
off
.
F) Using the rotary encoder set your DC1000 output to the desired current.
G) Turn the DC1000 output
on
.
H) Adjustments can be made to the DC1000 current while the output is enabled,
using the rotary encoder.
Fig. 4
Be sure to connect the HI side of your LCR meter to the same side of the inductor to
which the HI side of your DC1000 is attached, and use the opposite side of the
inductor to connect the LO sides of both the DC1000 and the LCR meter.
LCR C
OMPENSATION WITH A SINGLE
DC1000
When compensating your LCR meter for use with the DC1000, always set the current
to ‘
0.00
’ and turn the output
ON
.
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