1. Remove Jumpers:
For master ARGOS Jumpers bS and +V, also -S and -V
2. Connections
2.1
All ARGOS +V load terminals to the plus pole of load (with sufficient wire cross
section
≥
5A/1mm²)
2.2
All ARGOS -V load terminals to minus pole of load (cross section
≥
5A/1mm²)
2.3
Master -S to minus pole of load
2.4
S to plus pole of load
2.5
(TB 3 - 4) master to (TB 4 - 6) master
2.6
(TB 4 - 13) master to (TB 4 - 6) first slave
2.7
(TB 1 - 14) master with an 100
Ω
Resistor to (TB 4 - 8) first slave
2.8
The first slave ARGOS is used as master for the second slave device and so on
2.9
(TB 4-15) of first slave to (TB 3-4) of first slave. This one do for all slaves again.
3. Please note
3.1
All ARGOS power supplies have to be switched on and off simultaneously
3.2
In view of the stability no more than 3 slave ARGOS should be configured.
4. Operation
4.1
‘‘VOLTAGE’’, ‘‘CURRENT’’ and ‘‘OV ADJUST’’ controls of all slaves are turned
clockwise to the maximum.
4.2
By all the slaves push the EXTERN-knob
4.3
The desired overvoltage limit shoueld be adjusted on the master (see chap. 8)
4.4
Voltage and current limiting adjustments are performed using the master controls. The
total current limit in that case is I
lim
total = (n+1) I
lim
, n is the number of slaves and I
lim
the adjusted current limit of the master.
Argos 500
Page
14
von
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ISSUE
07/05