User Manual    California Instruments 
CSW Series    3 
About AMETEK 
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc., a Division of AMETEK, Inc., is a global leader in the design 
and manufacture of precision, programmable power supplies for R&D, test and measurement, 
process control, power bus simulation and power conditioning applications across diverse industrial 
segments.  From bench top supplies to rack-mounted industrial power subsystems, AMETEK 
Programmable Power is the proud manufacturer of Elgar, Sorensen, California Instruments and 
Power Ten brand power supplies. 
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical 
devices with annualized sales of $2.5 billion. The Company has over 11,000 colleagues working at 
more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 80 sales and service centers in the United 
States and around the world. 
Trademarks 
AMETEK is a registered trademark of AMETEK, Inc. California Instruments is a trademark owned by 
AMETEK, Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of their 
respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. 
Notice of Copyright 
CSW Series User Manual
 © 2011 AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. All rights reserved. 
Exclusion for Documentation 
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(a) MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY 
TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER 
DOCUMENTATION. 
(b) ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES, 
WHETHER SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL, WHICH MIGHT 
ARISE OUT OF THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL 
BE ENTIRELY AT THE USER’S RISK, AND 
(c)  REMINDS YOU THAT IF THIS MANUAL IS IN ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, 
ALTHOUGH STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO MAINTAIN THE ACCURACY OF THE TRANSLATION, 
THE ACCURACY CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. APPROVED AMETEK CONTENT IS CONTAINED 
WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION, WHICH IS POSTED AT 
WWW.PROGRAMMABLEPOWER.COM.
 
Date and Revision 
January 2014 Revision F 
Part Number 
M162084 
Contact Information 
Telephone:  800 733 5427 (toll free in North America) 
  858 450 0085 (direct) 
Fax:  858 458 0267 
Email: sales.ppd@ametek.com 
 service.ppd@ametek.com 
Web: www.programmablepower.com