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    NI PXI-1006 Power Supply Shut tle User Guide 2 ni.com ❑ NI PXI -1006 User Manual (provided with th e chassis; also a vailable at ni.com/support ) ❑ No. 1 Phillips s crewdri ver Description Refer to Figure 1 to locate user-accessible components on the power supply shuttle. Figur e 1. PXI-1006 Power Su pply Shut tle Rear Panel Installation and Ma[...]

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    © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 3 NI PXI-1006 Powe r Supply Shut tle User Guide Caution N ever connect the A C po wer cable to the power supply shuttle until you install it in a PXI-1006 chassis. Do not use, test, or conf igure the power supply shuttle outside of a chassis. The power supply shuttle is a replacement part for the PXI-1006 chas[...]

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    NI PXI-1006 Power Supply Shut tle User Guide 4 ni.com Connecting Saf ety Ground Caution Th e power supply shuttle is designed wi th a three-positio n NEMA 5-15 jack th at connects the g round line to the chassis ground . T o minimize shock hazar d, make sure the electrical po wer outlet you use to po wer the ch assis has an approp riate earth safet[...]

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    © Nationa l Instrume nts Corpora tion 5 NI PXI-1006 Powe r Supply Shut tle User Guide DC Output Maximum usable power ................ ......... 600 W DC current capacity (I MP ) Load regulation Maximum ripple and no ise ........... ......... 1% ripple, 1% noise 20 MHz bandwi dth Over-current p rotection ................. ......... 105–140 % of r[...]