WCL488 Series Water Cooled Electronic Loads
Operation & Programming Manual
TDI-Dynaload Division
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402828, Rev. B1
Continuity
The state that occurs when a complete path for current is present.
Current
Passage of electrons measured in amps (milliamps and microamps).
D
D/A Conversion
Digital-To-Analog Conversion.
Translating discrete data into continuously
varying signals.
DC
Direct Current.
Current that flows in one direction.
DC Power
Supply
Any source of DC power for electrical equipment.
Digital
Electronics
Branch of electronics dealing with information in binary form.
Distortion
Amount by which a circuit or component fails to accurately reproduce the
characteristics of the input.
Duplex
Transmission
Ability to both send and receive data at the same time over the same
communications line.
E
Earth
Ground.
Connection to the earth itself or the negative lead to a chassis or to
any point to zero voltage.
Electron Flow
Direction in which electrons flow (from negative to positive since electrons
are negatively charged).
EMF
Electromotive Force.
Force that causes the motion of electrons due to
potential difference between two points (voltage).