Table 60502-1 Specifications and Supplemental Characteristics (continued)

Source Turn-On Current Overshoot: Less than 10% of final value (in CC and CR modes when connected to power supplies with voltage rise times of greater than 500μs).

Programmable Short Circuit: 0.033 Ω (0.002 Ω typical)

Programmable Open Circuit: 20 kΩ (typical)

Drift Stability (over an 8 hour interval):

 

Current:

± 0.03% ± 10 mA

Voltage:

± 0.01% ± 10 mV

Reverse Current Capacity:

100 A when unit is on; 40 A when unit is off

Weight:

Function

Constant Current

Set Range

Low Range

High Range

3.2 kg (7 lbs.)

Table 60502-2. Programming Ranges

Front Panel

Front Panel

HPSL Command

Key

Display

(Short Form)

 

C:RNG value

"CURR:RANG value"

 

 

 

 

Range of Values

0 and 6 A

> 6 A and 60 A

Set Main Level

Low Range

High Range

Set Slew Rate

Low Range

High Range

Set Transient Level

*Set Triggered Level

Constant Resistance

Set Range

Low Range

Middle Range

High Range

Set Main Level

Low Range

Middle Range

High Range

Set Slew Rate

Low Range

Middle/High Range

Set Transient Level

*Set Triggered Level

(shift)

(shift)

CURR value

C:SLW value

C:TLV value

R:RNG value

RES value

V:SLW value C:SLW value R:TLV value

"CURR value"

"CURR:SLEW value"

"CURR:TLEV value"

"CURR:TRIG value"

"RES:RANG value"

"RES value"

"VOLT:SLEW value" "CURR:SLEW value" "RES:TLEV value"

"RES:TRIG value"

0 to 6 A

0 to 60 A

0.00001 to 0.5 (A/μs)

0.001 to 5 (A/μs) same as main level same as main level

0 and 1 Ω

>1 Ω and 1 kΩ >1 kΩ and 10 kΩ

0 to 1 Ω

1Ω to 1 kΩ

10Ω to 10 kΩ

same as voltage slew same as current slew same as main level same as main level

Constant Voltage

Set Main Level

Set Slew Rate

Set Transient Level

*Set Triggered Level

VOLT value

(shift)

V:SLW value

V:TLV value

"VOLT value"

"VOLT:SLEW value"

"VOLT:TLEV value"

"VOLT:TRIG value"

0 to 60 V

0.001 to 0.5 (V/μs) same as main level same as main level

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Agilent Technologies 60502B Reverse Current Capacity, Weight Function Constant Current, Range of Values, Constant Voltage

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