Section 15: Calibration procedure
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
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6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
Partial calibration
Perform all calibration steps if possible. You can calibration individual ranges if the following
requirements are met:
The instrument has been completely calibrated once already.
All required steps of a partial calibration are performed without error.
If you perform a partial calibration without meeting these conditions, you are not be able to save the
calibration information.
Once a partial calibration is performed, the calibration date and the next calibration due date must be
set before the calibration can be saved.
Voltage offset partial calibration
All calibration steps are to be performed if performing individual voltage offset steps. If a single
voltage offset step is performed, the ranges affected by the voltage offset calibration require
recalibration before a valid calibration can be saved.
Ranges affected by partial voltage offset calibration
Voltage offset step
performed
Ranges that require recalibration
1
20 pA and 200 pA current ranges
2
2 nA, 20 nA, and 200 nA current ranges
3
2 mA, 20 mA, and 200 mA current ranges
4
2 mA and 20 mA current ranges
5
2 V, 20 V, and 200 V voltage ranges
6
2 nC, 20 nC, 200 nC, and 2 mC charge ranges
