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7, below, Operation, 00 a – American Magnetics 05100PS-430-601 Integrated Power Supply System User Manual

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Operation

Persistent Switch Control : Exiting Persistent Mode

7. After

ENTER

is pressed, the default field/current status screen is

displayed with the power supply in the pause mode:

3.13.4 Toggling the State of the Persistent Switch Heater

The state of the persistent switch can be toggled by pressing

SHIFT

and

then the

PERSIST. SWITCH CONTROL

key. By toggling the state of the

heater in this manner, there will be no power supply ramping or other

automatic functions.

3.13.4.1

Entering Persistent Mode without altering the power

supply current output

1. Place the Model 430 Programmer in the HOLDING or

PAUSED mode at the desired field or current.

2. Press the

SHIFT

and then the

PERSIST. SWITCH

CONTROL

key to turn off the persistent switch heater

current. Note that the Model 430 Programmer will enter the

COOLING SWITCH mode and disallow any ramping during

the switch cooling period.

3. If magnet current is greater than 100 mA when the switch

heater current is turned off, the

MAGNET IN PERSISTENT

MODE

LED will illuminate.

3.13.4.2

Exiting Persistent Mode without altering the power sup-

ply current output

Caution

To avoid damage to the magnet or triggering protection circuits on

the magnet, the current in the power supply should match the

current that was flowing in the magnet when the persistent mode

was entered.

Note

For the procedure to display the magnet current that was

established when the persistent switch was cooled, refer to

section 3.6.2 on page 33.

1. Place the Model 430 Programmer in the HOLDING or

PAUSED mode at the desired field or current.

+50.00 A

P

Mode: Paused

+3.50 Vs

PSwitch Heater: ON