A 100 V, 1 kW switcher for burn-in, LED strings and high-voltage battery packs at a low price per watt.
Amazon $237.49
A programmable 20 V supply for production and test rigs that chain several units on RS485.
- 20 V / 10 AOutput
- 200 WPower
- USB, RS485PC control
Price checked November 9, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- USB and RS485 control, with up to 31 units on one bus
- Ten stored setups and a 20-step list mode
- Two-year warranty
- Expensive for 200 W
- Coarse 0.1 V setting steps
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Specifications
| Model number | 1696B |
|---|---|
| Output | |
| Type | Power supply |
| Channels | 1 |
| Channel ratings | 1-20 V/10 A |
| Max voltage | 20 V |
| Max current | 10 A |
| Rated power | 200 W |
| Ripple and noise | 6 mVrms / 30 mVp-p |
| Precision | |
| Setting resolution | 100 mV / 10 mA |
| Readback resolution | 10 mV / 1 mA |
| Control | |
| PC interfaces | USB, RS485 |
| SCPI | Yes |
| Stored setups | 10 |
| Over-voltage protection | Yes |
| Over-current protection | Yes |
| Build | |
| Weight | 6.6 lb |
| Warranty | 2 years |
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