ITECH IT8500G+ Series (DC Electronic Loads with USB PD trigger)

ITECH IT8500G+ Series (DC Electronic Loads with USB PD trigger)
Posted by mightyohm on 29 Apr, 2021 22:11
Has anyone taken a look at this new line of electronic loads from ITECH?

https://www.itechate.com/en/product/dc-electronic-load/IT8500Gplus.html

The IT8500AG+ is interesting because it has USB load connectors on the front panel and supports USB PD, which seems like it would be handy for testing USB chargers. I haven't seen an electronic load with PD built in before.

I don't see any distributors for ITECH in the US, so I'm not sure how to actually get ahold of one of these.

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Posted by thm_w on 30 Apr, 2021 22:07
It does look handy, but I don't see specifically what protocols are supported, just "8". If they end up charging a large premium then for hobby use you'd be better off making your own adapter board and buying a USB PD switcher module for ~$10.

Some prices of their older units here: https://www.itechcanada.ca/products/dc-e-loads/
I'll email them see if they have any info.

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Posted by mightyohm on 03 May, 2021 22:37
It says that it supports USB PD, which is good enough for me.

Let me know if you hear back regarding pricing. I contacted itech via their website but so far no reply.