How accurate does my reference meter need to be to certify 1% product?
How accurate does my reference meter need to be to certify 1% product?
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I have a meter that I need to certify as being ±1.0% accurate (1% of span, which is 0-100).
What level of accuracy is needed for the reference standard in order to claim this?
One group of co-workers says a ±0.5% meter will suffice, one says ±0.25%, and yet another says ±0.1%
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Any references to an actual standard would be MOST appreciated!
Good on y'all,
Goober Dave
What level of accuracy is needed for the reference standard in order to claim this?
One group of co-workers says a ±0.5% meter will suffice, one says ±0.25%, and yet another says ±0.1%
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Any references to an actual standard would be MOST appreciated!
Good on y'all,
Goober Dave






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And this is a copy of a reference article we use in our shop, along with ANSI and NIST references,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibration
A quote from this article, The next step is defining the calibration process. The selection of a standard or standards is the most visible part of the calibration process. Ideally, the standard has less than 1/4 of the measurement uncertainty of the device being calibrated. When this goal is met, the accumulated measurement uncertainty of all of the standards involved is considered to be insignificant when the final measurement is also made with the 4:1 ratio. This ratio was probably first formalized in Handbook 52 that accompanied MIL-STD-45662A, an early US Department of Defense metrology program specification. It was 10:1 from its inception in the 1950s until the 1970s, when advancing technology made 10:1 impossible for most electronic measurements.
Hope that helps.
RE: How accurate does my reference meter need to be to certify 1% product?
Scotty for validating my thinking, and catserveng for the definitive answer.
Good on y'all,
Goober Dave
RE: How accurate does my reference meter need to be to certify 1% product?
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