There seemed to be some interest in the Electronic load I was using in my Solid Gear SDGR-500BX review here:https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=85860
So I thought I'd do a separate review on it.
This unit is widely available on Ebay, Amazon, etc. I paid $145 for it with this listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/30A-Dual-Ch...53.m2749.l2649 but prices may very slightly.
Here's the unit
Overall it seems like a decent unit for the price, but there is some evidence this isn't a "high-end" piece of test equipment with some minor fitment issues with the case and "cheap" feel to the buttons (a little loose in the cutouts).
Internally the build quality seems pretty decent, especially given the price point with nice beefy heatsinks:
The accuracy of the meters on the display also appears to be pretty good:
To give this unit a real test I pulled out my PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W and hooked the 12V rail (rated at 60A max) to the KL283. Given the 300W rating I was expecting the tester to cap me at 12.5A per channel since I was using 12V, but surprisingly I let me pull the full 15A per channel (30A total) without issue (note: each channel uses 3 IRFP250M FETs rated at 200V/30A):
Exhaust Temperature was 102.5F (39.2C) with an 80F (26.6C) ambient Temperature.
Overall this seems like a pretty good electronic load for the price (granted since I just got it I can't comment on long-term durability), especially if you want a "proper" piece of test equipment rather than those cheap looking and somewhat fragile "loose PCB" electronic loads.
So I thought I'd do a separate review on it.
This unit is widely available on Ebay, Amazon, etc. I paid $145 for it with this listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/30A-Dual-Ch...53.m2749.l2649 but prices may very slightly.
Here's the unit
Overall it seems like a decent unit for the price, but there is some evidence this isn't a "high-end" piece of test equipment with some minor fitment issues with the case and "cheap" feel to the buttons (a little loose in the cutouts).
Internally the build quality seems pretty decent, especially given the price point with nice beefy heatsinks:
The accuracy of the meters on the display also appears to be pretty good:
To give this unit a real test I pulled out my PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W and hooked the 12V rail (rated at 60A max) to the KL283. Given the 300W rating I was expecting the tester to cap me at 12.5A per channel since I was using 12V, but surprisingly I let me pull the full 15A per channel (30A total) without issue (note: each channel uses 3 IRFP250M FETs rated at 200V/30A):
Exhaust Temperature was 102.5F (39.2C) with an 80F (26.6C) ambient Temperature.
Overall this seems like a pretty good electronic load for the price (granted since I just got it I can't comment on long-term durability), especially if you want a "proper" piece of test equipment rather than those cheap looking and somewhat fragile "loose PCB" electronic loads.
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