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

[mightyohm]

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.

[thm_w]

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.

[mightyohm]

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.

[thm_w]

https://www.itechate.com/uploadfiles/%E4%BA%A7%E5%93%81%E5%8D%95%E9%A1%B5/IT8500Gplus-en.pdf

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.

They are available now, price for IT8512G+ is $982 CAD ($811 USD).
- 150V 30A 300W
- QC2.0, QC3.0, PE+, PE2.0+, USB PD2.0, USB, PD3.0, FCP, SCP

Seems very reasonable considering what kind of customers would use USB PD testing.

[Lena]

Here's what I know about itech
itech Direct：https://www.amazon.com/itech

itech Distributor：https://www.tequipment.net/search/?F_Keyword=itech

If there are other models that cannot be found on these two sites, I will contact the itech staff members directly

E-Mail: info@itechate.com
Service Hotline: +886-3-6684333
Technical Support: fae19@itech.sh

Hope these are helpful to you