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martin
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2017-05-27T19:12:02Z —
#1
I am trying to calibrate my unit. I am using a Keithley SMU set to 9.99V, in a 4-wire configuration so that the current in the leads doesn't offset the voltage measured at the load.
The unit ends up reading 10.6V at 2A load; 10.3V at 1A; and 10V at 0A. That corresponds to 0.3 ohms of uncorrected resistance between the front panel and the PCB.
Anybody got any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Eric
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2017-06-03T00:52:42Z —
#2
At least in my unit I found that the physical size of the wire going from the front panel to the PCB was causing a decent voltage error at higher currents (can't remember actual values). I ended up replacing it with some beefy 12guage and adding some additional beef to a PCB trace segment that was a little thin in my opinion. Increased unit accuracy quite a bit.
-EM
martin
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2017-06-03T03:15:11Z —
#3
Thanks, Eric! I should have posted that, after playing with the cal a bit, my unit is much, much closer. I was obviously not quite calibrating it right. My unit has a sense trace that carries no current.