B&K Precision, a leading designer and manufacturer of reliable, cost-effective test and measurement instruments today announced their new 8500B series of programmable DC loads, improving upon all aspects of its popular 8500 Series, and further establishing themselves as an industry-leading manufacturer of DC Electronic Loads.
These new loads are a cost-effective alternative to B&K Precision's 8600 Series which comes with a similar feature set. For system integrators, the 8500B series offers backward compatibility with the legacy 8500 series protocol as well as the support of industry-standard SCPI commands. Equipped for a variety of benchtop and production line applications, the 8500B series is suitable for testing DC-DC converters, batteries, battery chargers, and photovoltaic arrays.
These loads also include PC software for front panel emulation and generating test sequences and are compatible with B&K Precision's battery test software for discharge tests.
The 8500B series consists of four models each in a 2U (half-rack) form factor with a starting price of $910 and backed by a 3-year standard warranty.
- Constant Current (CC), Constant Voltage (CV), Constant Resistance (CR), Constant Power (CW) operation
- List mode, transient operation, automatic test mode, battery test function, adjustable slew rate
- Transient mode up to 10 kHz in CC mode
- 16-bit voltage and current measurement system providing up to 0.1 mV / 0.1 mA of resolution
- Full OVP/OCP/OPP/OTP including local and remote reverse voltage (LRV/RRV) protection
- Built-battery test function
- Flexible triggering options: front panel, external input, timer, or bus
- Multi-type input terminals for banana jack or spade type connectors
