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Test and Measurement
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Test and Measurement are critical for finding those issues within an electronic system design that prevent it from being fully functional.
Electronic components are also subject to a variety of tests that involve anything from physical inspection to product-level functional testing to verifying functionality in a network environment. However unglamorous as it is, Test & Measurement is an essential asset to the electronics design process.
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July 6, 2018 14:50
How low can you go?
What’s the smallest signal we can measure with a PicoScope 5000D Flexible Resolution Oscilloscope?
August 6, 2018 13:48
Here comes the Sun! - Data Logging a Solar Panel.
Easy guide to setting up your Pico Datalogger using the output of a solar panel as an example.
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The types I have used have used strain gauges in a Wheatstone bridge configuration. They produce a relatively low signal output in the presence of a common mode voltage from the bridge excitation voltage,...
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Very handy tool for PSU troubleshooting.
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3 months ago
Looking at the winch spec I agree with Brads comment, the maximum current is 450A when the winch is full (4 layers of cable) and maximum load which I assume is where your 5.4kW input comes from. At this... -
3 months ago
What duty cycle do you need? (How long between tests?)
A common approach in situations like this is to use batteries, with the AC->DC supply charging the batteries. If the winch is only... -
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That would be some power supply, the only one that I can find is the Mean Well 1.2kW Embedded Switch Mode Power Supply (764-6943). I have put a link top right of this page.
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Measure PCB current without breaking the circuit
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Here comes the Sun! - Data Logging a Solar Panel.
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