Figure 74: Current source limit lines (2601B, 2602B, and 2604B)
2611B, 2612B, 2614B, 2634B, 2635B, and 2636B current source operating
boundaries
The following figure show the operating boundaries and output characteristics for the current source.
Only the first quadrant of operation is shown; operation in the other three quadrants is similar. As
shown, these instruments can output up to 101 mA at 200 V or 1.515 A at 20 V. Note that when
sourcing more than 101 mA, voltage is limited to 20 V.
The following figure shows the limit lines for the current source. The current source limit line
represents the maximum source value possible for the presently selected current source range. The
voltage compliance limit line represents the actual compliance that is in effect (see Limit principles (on
page 5-1)). These limit lines are boundaries that represent the operating limits of the instrument for
this quadrant of operation. The operating point can be anywhere inside (or on) these limit lines. The
limit line boundaries for the other quadrants are similar.