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Adjustment equipment ............................................................. 6-1
Adjustment equipment
Here is a list of the recommended equipment used for calibrating the programmable DC power
supplies:
Type
Specifications
Recommended instrument
Precision current shunt
3 A (0.1 Ω) 0.01% TC = 3 ppm / °C
GW Instek PCS-1000 or
equivalent
30 A (0.01 Ω) 0.01% TC = 10 ppm / °C
300 A (0.001 Ω) 0.02% TC = 10 ppm / °C
Electronic loads
80 V, 280 A minimum with transient capability
and a slew rate of 2.8 A/μs or better.
Various manufacturers of
programmable DC
electronic loads
500 V, 40 A minimum with transient capability
and a slew rate of 0.4 A/μs or better.
850 V, 40 A minimum with transient capability
and a slew rate of 0.4 A/μs or better.
DC power supply
Voltage resolution: 1 mV
Keithley programmable
dual-channel DC power
supply 2220-30-01
Accuracy: <0.05% mV of reading
Digital multimeter
Voltage resolution: 0.1 mV
Keithley DMM 7510 or
equivalent
Accuracy: <0.01% mV of reading
Section 6
2260B Adjustment equipment