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AMETEK SLH Series RevC User Manual

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Sorensen SLH-Series DC High Power Electronic Load

Operation

5. Press the LOAD key to toggle the load off or on. The LEVEL key can be pressed at

any time to switch between the high and low settings. The power can be changed
using the inc/dec arrows. The value set can be viewed by pressing the PRES key
until the amber LED is lit.

Dynamic Mode
Dynamic mode allows fast state switching in either current or power mode. The dwell time
and current slew rate are controlled along with the high and low values.

Figure 3-4 Dynamic Mode Waveform and Definition Parameters

1. Press the MODE key (3), until the desire mode LED (3) is lit, CP or CC only.

2. Set high and low values

a. Press the PRES key (7) until the amber LED is lit to view the programmed values.

The high level must be higher than the low level; in setting the values below, the
load will not allow the HIGH level to be lower than the LOW level.

b. To set the high level, press the HIGH key (16) in the lower part of the settings

area. Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired level.

c. To set the low level, press the LOW key (16) at the bottom of the settings area.

Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired level.

3. Set the current RISE and FALL rates

a. Press the RISE key. Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired RISE rate.

Note: In CP mode, the rise rate is limited to Range 1.

b. Press the FALL key. Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired FALL rate.

Note: In CP mode, the rise rate is limited to Range 1.

4. Set the dwell time

a. Press the Thigh key. Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired high state time.

b. Press the Tlow key. Use the inc/dec arrows to set the desired low state time rate.

5. Operating in Dynamic Mode

a. Press the MODE key (3), until the desire mode LED (3) is lit, CP or CC only.

b. Press the DYN/STA key (10) until the amber LED is lit.

c. Press the LOAD key (8) to turn the load on (amber LED is lit).

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Rev C

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