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As for powering the dummy load logic off the load, I was thinking if we try it we should do what Mr RB was saying and install a heavy duty switch in series down stream from where the logic gets it's power.
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RonV said:...
So since that problem was gone I tried mr RB's method. It seems pretty good except there is a lot of ringing (osc.) when there is ripple on the 24 volts.
...PS. Did you try the cap across the pot to see if that helped stabilize the readings?
ronv said:I must have misunderstood this response.
Dummy Load II
ronv said:J, I added the voltage regulator for 2 reasons-well 2 1/2.
1- the present circuit is sensitive to noise on the 12 volts. So as everyone has suggested I added the regulator.
2- When the 12 volts is already on when you power up the 24 volt supply the current goes very high with Mr. RB's idea. Adding the regulator running off of the DUT assures the 12 volts comes on after the 24 and has less noise on it than perhaps your 12 volt supply. Note: I also placed a cap on the pot to further filter it and to make sure it turns on slow.
1/2 - we can then use the 12 volt supply for the ammeter.
So what do you guys think?
I bet you had PFETs where when they were grounded they were on?
I must have misunderstood this response.
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Maybe you mean 60 amps, not 60 watts?
Yes I understand the lower current at 50 volts, but right now there is nothing to protect you if you forget and leave the setting at 50 or 60 amps. (constant current)
It is easy to make it 60 amps at 24 or 12 volts - harder to make the current automatically go down when the voltage goes up past 24 volts.
OK, so say 26 volts at 60 amps maximum?