Appendix B
Verification and Calibration
100
Series N8700 User’s Guide
Equipment Required
The equipment listed in the following table, or the equivalent to this
equipment, is required for the calibration and performance tests.
Test records for all models are at the end of this verification section.
Type Specifications
Recommended
Model
Digital Voltmeter
Resolution: 10 nV @ 1V; Readout: 8 1/2 digits;
Accuracy: 20 ppm
Keysight 3458A or equivalent
Current Monitor
15A (0.1
) 0.04%, TC=4ppm/
C
100A (0.01
) 0.04%, TC=4ppm/
C
300A (0.001
) 0.04%, TC=4ppm/
C
500A (0.0005
) 0.04%, TC=4ppm/
C
Guildline 9230/15
Guildline 9230/100
Guildline 9230/300
Guildline 9230/500
Load Resistor
(nominal values)
For 3.3 kW models:
0.02
, 0.03
, 0.068
, 0.12
, 0.27
, 0.47
, 1.1
, 1.9
,
3.0
, 6.8
, 27.3
, 109
- all resistors 3.5 kW minimum.
For 5 kW models:
0.08
, 0.176
, 0.32
, 0.705
, 1.23
, 2.0
, 4.40
,
17.6
, 70.6
- all resistors 5.5 kW minimum.
Electronic Load
150V, 400A, 3.3kW minimum for Models N8731- N8740A
150V, 250A, 5kW minimum for Models N8754- N8760A
600 V, 300 A, 5kW minimum - optional for models
N8741A, N8742A, N8761A, N8762A
Keysight N3300A mainframes (up to
4); Keysight N3305A modules (up to
11); Keysight N3306A modules (up to
9)
Amrel Model PLA-5K-600-300
GPIB Controller
Full GPIB capabilities - for calibrating over the GPIB Keysight
82350B
or
equivalent
Oscilloscope
Sensitivity: 1 mV: Bandwidth Limit: 20 MHz
Probe: 1:1 with RF tip
Keysight Infiniium or equivalent
RMS Voltmeter
True RMS; Bandwidth: 20 MHz; Sensitivity: 100V
Rhode and Schwartz Model URE3 or
equivalent
Differential
Amplifier
Bandwidth: 20 MHz
LeCroy DA1855A, DA1850A,
or equivalent
Differential Probe
100:1/10:1 selectable
LeCroy DXC100A or eqivalent
Terminations 1
–
50
W
BNC termination
Variable-voltage
xfmr or AC source
Power: 3 Phase 24KVA; Range: 180-235V 47 - 63Hz;
360- 440V 47 - 63Hz
Superior Powerstat
1156DT-3Y, 0-280V, 50A,
24.2 KVA or equivalent
Test Records
Test records for each power supply model are provided after the test
procedure sections.
3.3 kW test records are provided followed by the 5 kW test records.
