WCL488 Series Water Cooled Electronic Loads
Operation & Programming Manual
TDI-Dynaload Division
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402828, Rev. B1
Constant Power Mode
Referring to Figure 4, the Dynaload will sink the current required at its present input voltage to
maintain the desired power level.
Figure 4. Constant Power Mode
Pulse Mode
This mode can be used with any of the four preceding modes. Pulse mode is an enhancement that
allows for operation between two predefined levels of current, resistance, voltage or power.
Full Scale Range Switching
The WCL488 series provides selection of one of three full-scale input voltage ranges and one of
three full scale input current ranges. The full-scale voltage and current ranges may be selected in
any combination resulting in nine operational ranges per unit. These are selectable over the bus as
ranges (1 through 9 refers to IEEE-488 syntax section).
The selectable ranges provide increased resolution. For example: Setting 10 amps may be
difficult using the 1000 amp full scale. By selecting a lower full scale, 100 amps, the resolution of
the meters, IEEE-488 control, programming input and the current sample output are greatly
increased.
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