Hi all-
I ordered a BK Precision 8600 Electronic Load last week, and received it today.
The 8600 line is BK's newer series, and the 8600 model in particular is 120V/30A/150W.
This design is new, and internally is not similar to the others such as the Itech/Maynuo. It has onboard USB, RS232, and GPIB without need for any adapters.
The device works well, but I am not happy with the build quality. This may be normal for BK Precision--I have never before owned a BK precision product.
In particular:
- The tilting bail is flimsy
- Not a fan of lelon caps
- Internal PCB (at least the top IO board) is made from that thin stringy FR4 that you typically find in very cheap chinese products
- Rotary encoder knob spins off-center and is not flush with the front bezel during operation
- The piezo buzzer, instead of buzzing makes a sort of battery-dying-squelch sound that drives me batty
- Lots of flux on the board (not really a big deal, just a pet peeve)
The rest seems fine for the most part, but the fit-and-finish is poor. All-in-all, it does not feel like a $900 product. Any random Rigol product feels 10x better than this thing. Puts me off from ever buying another BK Precision product. I'm probably being picky, but I like my equipment to "feel" good in use, and this fails that test.
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