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Calibration and Verification
3-1.
Introduction........................................................................................... 3-3
3-2.
Calibration ............................................................................................ 3-3
3-3.
Equipment Required for Calibration and Verification..................... 3-3
3-4.
Starting Calibration .......................................................................... 3-4
3-5.
How the Calibration Procedure Works ............................................ 3-4
3-6.
DC Volts........................................................................................... 3-5
3-7.
AC Volts........................................................................................... 3-5
3-8.
Thermocouple Measuring................................................................. 3-6
3-9.
DC Current ....................................................................................... 3-7
3-10.
AC Current ....................................................................................... 3-8
3-11.
AUX DC Volts ................................................................................. 3-8
3-12.
AUX AC Volts ................................................................................. 3-9
3-13.
Resistance......................................................................................... 3-9
3-14.
Capacitance ...................................................................................... 3-12
3-15.
Capacitance, Four-Wire Comp......................................................... 3-14
3-16.
Frequency ......................................................................................... 3-14
3-17.
NORMAL Volts and AUX Volts Phase........................................... 3-15
3-18.
Volts and AUX Current Phase ......................................................... 3-15
3-19.
Remote Commands for 5500A Calibration...................................... 3-16
3-20.
Generating a Calibration Report........................................................... 3-18
3-21.
Calibration Shifts Report, Printout Format ...................................... 3-18
3-22.
Calibration Shifts Report, Spreadsheet Format................................ 3-19
3-23.
Calibration Constant Report, Printout Format ................................. 3-19
3-24.
Calibration Constants Report, Spreadsheet Format ......................... 3-20
3-25.
Performance Verification Tests ............................................................ 3-20
3-26.
Zeroing the Calibrator ...................................................................... 3-20
3-27.
DC Voltage Amplitude Accuracy (NORMAL) ............................... 3-21
3-28.
DC Voltage Amplitude Accuracy (AUX) ........................................ 3-21
3-29.
DC Current Amplitude Accuracy..................................................... 3-22
3-30.
Resistance Accuracy......................................................................... 3-23
3-31.
Resistance DC Offset Measurement................................................. 3-24
3-32.
AC Voltage Amplitude Accuracy (NORMAL) ............................... 3-25
3-33.
AC Voltage Amplitude Accuracy (AUX) ........................................ 3-27
3-34.
AC Current Amplitude Accuracy..................................................... 3-28
3-35.
Capacitance Accuracy ...................................................................... 3-29
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Chapter 3
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