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Electrical and Electronic Testing
News Release from: TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 October 2003
California Instruments Appoints TTi
TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor of AC power sources from California Instruments.
TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), the Huntingdon-based manufacturer and distributor of electronic test and measurement equipment, has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor of AC power sources from California Instruments With over 40 years experience in the AC power industry, California Instruments has developed an extensive range of cost-effective AC and DC power solutions for a wide range of applications
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Models available from CI include fixed and variable output units, fixed and variable AC frequency changers and fully featured sources with advanced power analysis.
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VA power capability varies from 800 VA to 135 kVA.
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Many of the CI products are controllable and fully programmable via IEEE-488 (GPIB) or RS232C using industry standard SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) programming language.
A Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) is included with most products.
Many applications are in automated test equipment requiring custom software.
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They are provided as source code and can be downloaded from the California Instruments website.
Comments John Cornwell, Managing Director of TTi, 'We are highly delighted to be responsible for this professional, innovative range in the UK and to be associated with the world market leader.
This AC capability perfectly compliments our existing manufactured and distribution range of DC products, enabling us to tackle a complete portfolio of power requirements and applications.'.
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