B&K Precision 8550 Programmable DC Electronic Load, 0-150V, 0-30A, 175W, 8550 Series
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B&K Precision
B&K Precision designs and manufactures reliable electronic test and measurement instruments, including power supplies, signal generators, and oscilloscopes for education, research, and industrial applications.
The 8550 Series DC electronic loads provide many features and capabilities typically found in performance instruments, at a value price. Capable of sinking 350 W in a compact benchtop form factor, this series is well equipped for testing and evaluating power supplies, DC-DC converters, batteries, battery chargers, and photovoltaic arrays.
Configurable list, transient, and automatic test modes offer dynamically changing load conditions for evaluating a variety of DC sources. The dedicated battery discharge mode simplifies battery testing.
- High power density, up to 350 W in compact 2U half-rack form factor
- Transient mode up to 20 kHz in CC mode
- CC/CV/CR/CW operating modes
- Front-panel remote sense terminals
- List mode programming
- Automatic test mode
- Overvoltage (OVP), overcurrent (OCP), Overpower (OPP) protection, remote reverse voltage (RRV), and key-lock function
- Thermostatically-controlled fans for quiet operation
- Short-circuit test
- Configurable battery discharge test
- CR-LED mode to simulate the loading behavior of typical LEDs
- Adjustable voltage/current slew rate
- Front panel USB host port for logging measurement data
- Operating software and battery test software provided
- RS232 and Handler interfaces