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5730A Sales and Demo Guide
MET/CAL, Remote Control
23 What version MET/CAL is required to run?
Will the 5730A run with 57XX MET/CAL
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procedures?
25 Is there a NI Lab view driver for the 5730A?
Do I need an IEEE card to control the 5730A
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with my PC?
Service
Where do I send back my 5730A for
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calibration?
Can I get a Gold / Silver Care Plan for my
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5730A?
Do you still offer a Gold / Silver Care Plan for
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my 5700A and 5720A?
What manuals, data, information come with
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the 5730A?
31 What accessories does the 5730A ship with?
Artifact Cal and Cal Check
Does the 5730A use the same "Artifact Cal
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process" as the 5700A/ 5720A?
31 How does Artifact Cal give me better specs?
What equipment is needed to artifact calibrate
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the 5730A?
Fluke Corporation
Met/CAL V8.2 is required to utilize all 5730A capabilities and
functions.
Yes, the 5730 will run with existing MET/CAL procedures (by
setting the unit to emulate 5700A or 5720A either through the
front panel or remotely).
When using the new features (and performance
specifications) of the 5730A, MET/CAL needs to be upgraded
to V8.2 or newer and procedures will need to be modified to
utilize the new features.
No, not at the moment.
No, the 5730A has four industry accepted interfaces: IEEE,
Ethernet, RS-232 and USB. IEEE is required for use with
MET/CAL.
To a Fluke Calibration Service Center. All options are available
online at www.flukecal.eu. However, if using Artifact
Calibration, Fluke Calibration recommends sending the unit in
every two years for a full verification. Normal calibration
period is one year.
Yes. All standard Gold/Silver Care Plans are available for he
5730A.
Yes, 1 Yr and 3 Yr CarePlans will be available, but length of
Care plan will be determined by period until obsolescence
date of 5700A / 5720A calibrator.
The unit ships with a printed Getting Started Guide in 1 of 9
languages. The CD includes the full Operators Manual in
English and the Calibration Manual in English. It also includes
the required USB driver. Chinese, Japanese, and Russian
Operators Manuals will be coming soon. There will also be a
DVD included which contains the Linux Source Code for the
5730A firmware.
The 5730A ships with an AC power cord, Calibration
Certificate, Operators Manual CD, and Printed Getting Started
Guide.
Yes, it utilizes the same proven Artifact Cal methodology that
has been used over the last 25 years in the 5700A and 5720A.
Artifact Cal allows you to calibrate your instrument against the
required standards in less than an hour. Through this, the
5730A can be used against 90 day or even 24 hour specs,
depending on how often Artifact Cal is performed.
The only instruments required to calibrate the 5730A are a
732B , 742A-1, 742A-10K plus one of the recommended 5730A
Lead kits (5440A-7003 Spade Lugs recommended for Art Cal).
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