B&K Precision 8600, 8601, 8602, 8610, 8612 Data Sheet

Data Sheet

Programmable DC Electronic Loads

8600 Series

The 8600 Series programmable DC electronic
loads provide the performance of modular system
DC electronic loads in a compact benchtop form
factor. With fast transient operation speeds and
high 16-bit measurement resolution, these
standalone DC loads can be used for testing and

areas for quick system recall. All load parameters
such as voltage, current, slew rate, and width
can be set via the front panel or programmed
remotely. The 8600 Series provides standard
USB (USBTMC-compliant), GPIB, or RS-232
serial interfaces for remote communication.

evaluating a variety of DC sources such as DC
power supplies, DC-DC converters, batteries,
battery chargers, and photovoltaic arrays.

To ensure the reliability of your testing, the 8600
Series provides a power-on system self-test and
numerous protection features: overtemperature

The DC loads can operate in constant current
(CC), constant voltage (CV), constant resistance
(CR), or constant power (CW) mode and be

(OTP), overvoltage (OVP), overcurrent (OCP),
overpower (OPP), and local/remote reverse
voltage (LRV/RRV) protection.

configured to provide a dynamically changing load
to the DC source with fast load switching times.
Versatile internal, external, and remote triggering
options allow the dynamic load behavior to be
synchronized with other events.

Special Applications

The 8600 Series provides a built-in battery test
mode to measure the ampere-hour (Ah)
characteristic of a battery and a unique CR-LED

Increase productivity by saving your test
parameters into any one of the 100 memory

Model 8600 8601 8602 8610 8612 8614 8616

Power 150 W 250 W 200 W 750 W 750 W 1500 W 1200 W

Operating

Voltage

Rated Current 0 – 30 A 0 – 60 A 0 – 15 A 0 – 120 A 0 – 30 A 0 – 240 A 0 – 60 A

0 – 120 V 0 – 120 V 0 – 500 V 0 – 120 V 0 – 500 V 0 – 120 V 0 – 500 V

mode to simulate the loading behavior of a
typical LED.

Features

■ Voltage range up to 500 V

■ Current range up to 240 A

■ CC/CV/CR/CW operating modes

■ 16-bit voltage and current measurement

system providing 1 mV / 0.1 mA resolution

■ Transient mode up to 25 kHz in CC mode

■ List mode function

■ Store and recall up to 100 setups

■ Adjustable slew rate in CC mode

■ Flexible triggering options via front panel,

external input, timer, or bus

■ Built-in battery test function with voltage level,

capacity level, and timer stop conditions

■ Test modes to validate the OCP/OPP

protection functions of a power supply

■ CR-LED mode to simulate the loading behavior

of typical LEDs

■ Remote sense

■ Analog current control and monitoring

■ Thermostatically controlled fan

■ Standard USB (USBTMC-compliant), RS232,

and GPIB interfaces supporting SCPI

commands for remote control

■ OVP/OCP/OPP/OTP including local and

remote reverse voltage (LRV/RRV) protection

■ Compact 19” half-rack form factor allows for

side-by-side rack mounting of two units

(models 8600, 8601 and 8602)

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Programmable DC Electronic Loads

8600 Series

 Models 8600, 8601 & 8602

right dual-line display

Front panel

B

The 8600 Series display shows both measured input
values and set parameters simultaneously.

otary control

R
knob

High current test lead accessory
model TLPWR1

Numeric keypad Function keys Cursor keys Load input terminal

Intuitive user interface

The numeric keys and rotary knob provide a convenient interface for setting the operating mode and desired current, voltage, and resistance levels quickly
and precisely.

Rear panel

Cooling fan

RS-232
interface

USB
interface

GPIB interface

Current monitor BNC output

Outputs a 0-10 V signal that follows
0-full range of the input current.

I/O terminal block

External trigger, external analog programming,
external input On/Off control, voltage fault pin,
and remote sense terminals

2

Line voltage selector

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Programmable DC Electronic Loads

8600 Series

 Models 8610, 8612, 8614 & 8616

Front panel

right dual-line display

B

Power

witch

s

The 8600 Series display shows both measured
input values and set parameters simultaneously.

Operating

ode keys

m

Cursor

eys

k

unction

F

eys

k

Numeric

eypad

k

Rear panel

Input
terminals

Current monitor BNC output

Outputs a 0-10 V signal that follows
0-full range of the input current.

Cooling fan I/O terminal block

RS-232
interface

External trigger, external analog programming, external input
On/Off control, voltage fault pin, and remote sense terminals

USB
interface

GPIB
interface

Line voltage
selector

Input fuse holder

AC line
input

3

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