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7.1. Calibration Procedure
Access to the recalibration trimmers is by removing the instrument’s cover which is located
by four small screws. There are 4 multi-turn trimmers which are all located on the
switch/module assembly. These are marked ZERO, 1mACAL, 10mACAL and 100mACAL..
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Switch on the instrument and allow the circuits to stabilise for a few minutes. Ensure that
there are no draughts or direct heating (e.g. direct sunlight) causing temperature gradients
in the circuitry. Calibration should be carried out at a stable temperature between 20 - 24
deg C.
1.
Select the 100mA range, set all digits to zero, adjust the ‘ZERO’ trimmer to give 1 micro
amp output. For recalibration method (a) the precision 1K ohm resistor should be connected
to the output terminals. Note the zero adjustment is unipolar i.e. it is not possible to adjust
the output to less than zero.
2.
Select the 1mA range and set all digits to 9999. Adjust the ‘1MACAL’ trimmer to bring the
output to exactly 1mA. For recalibration method (a) the 1K ohm precision resistor should be
used.
3.
Select the 10mA range and set all digits to 9999. adjust the ‘10MACAL’ trimmer to bring
the output to exactly 10mA. For recalibration method
(a) the 100 ohm precision
resistor should be used.
4.
Select the 100mA range and set all digits to 9999. Adjust the ‘100MACAL’ trimmer for
exactly 100mA output. For recalibration method
(a)
the 10 ohm precision resistor should be
used.