Develop A Performance History - Fluke 5730A Calibration Manual

5730A
Calibration Manual

Develop a Performance History

A Fluke Calibration specification is a set of performance limits that all products
must meet. To maintain consistent quality, the calibrators are specified with
enough margin to include temperature, line, and load extremes, plus additional
margin for production. This means that a typical Product in a typical environment
operates well within specification limits. For some exacting applications, it can be
helpful to know just how accurately a particular Product operates. The proper
way to do this is to accumulate a performance history by calibrating regularly and
recording results on a control chart.
Calibrating regularly and recording the results on a control chart is tedious and
requires a large array of equipment. The Product calibration check feature is an
alternative with some distinct advantages:
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Each calibration check produces a new set of data points for accumulating a
historical record. When this process is externally automated, significant history
can be accumulated much faster than with a manual calibration.
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Calibrated check standards are already programmed into the unit. External
standards are not necessary.
The process is consistent and automatic and it does not require operator
assistance.