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Automated ac power sources

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TESTSETUP
When the test cycle has completed, the display will show you the meter readings
and the soft keys will change to: Meter, Cycle, Exit. You can toggle through the
meter displays or show the cycles by pressing the appropriate soft keys.
The display will also show you the test status where the text "Dwell" was located.
If the test passes you will see PASS. If you press the Exit soft key the screen will
reset back to the set screen.
USING THE 7000 SERIES IN CONSTANT CURRENT MODE
1) Turn ON the OC FOLD parameter.
From the Set screen, press the "<more>" soft key. In the next screen, press the
"System" soft key.
In the System Parameters menu, you can use the up or down arrow soft keys to
highlight the "OC FOLD" parameter. To change the "OC FOLD" parameter, press
the "Edit" soft key.
In the next screen, the "OC FOLD" parameter will be highlighted. Press the
"Change" soft key to set the highlighted parameter to ON. Press the "Enter" soft
key to save changes and then press the "Exit" soft key two times to return to the Set
screen.
2) Program a current Hi-Limit, which represents the constant current you will
provide to the load.
From the Set screen, press the "Edit" soft key.
In the next screen, the Edit Parameters menu, you can use the up or down arrow soft
keys to highlight the "A Hi-Lmt" parameter. To change the "A Hi-Lmt" parameter,
press the "Edit" soft key.
In the next screen, the "A Hi-Lmt" parameter will be highlighted. Using the Numeric
Keypad enter the desired current limit. Press the "Enter" soft key to save changes
and then press the "Exit" soft key one time to return to the Edit Parameters menu.
3) Program the voltage
From the Edit Parameters menu, use the up or down arrow soft keys to highlight the
"Voltage" parameter. To change the "Voltage" parameter, press the "Edit" soft key.
In the next screen, the "Voltage" parameter will be highlighted. Using the Numeric
Keypad, enter the voltage value. The voltage should be set higher than the nominal
load voltage. This allows the current to adjust to the Hi-Limit value. After you enter
the voltage, press the "Enter" soft key and then press the "Exit" soft key two times to
return to the Set screen.
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