Extending the workload of the 3000 series calibrators

Extending the workload of the 3000 series calibrators Laboratories usually have to calibrate a very wide variety of instruments. Normally the volume of these ‘odd’ instruments is small, and this is in part some of the problem. It produces a requirement to provide a cost effective method to calibrate these instruments. This is where the Transmille offers a real alternative. As a calibration laboratory ourselves we suffer the same problem, and we know to sub contract instruments can lose the whole contract.

So what can the Transmille Calibrate l Transmille offer a range of options to cover all the standard products just as the other calibrators, e. g. DMMs, Clamp Meters, Power Meters, Oscilloscopes, Frequency Counters, Thermometers, Pressure etc. But what about the other instruments? - In Transmille’s laboratory we have to calibrate - all sorts ….

Question you ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate an RCL Meter ? RCL meters are not uncommon, and almost every laboratory will need to calibrate these. The 3000 series uses passive resistors and capacitors, and is the only calibrator on the market with an inductance option. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate an Tacho Meter ? Tachometers are commonly used in industry, and often appear in the calibration workload. With the adaptor for the Transmille, optical tachometers can be calibrated quickly and without any difficulty, transforming the situation from ‘how do I do this’ to ‘its done’ Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l. How can I calibrate a HV Probe? High voltage probes are not uncommon, and are not difficult to calibrate, but with all other calibrators the answer is ‘we can’t’. With a Transmille calibrator and the HV amplifier its easy. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate a Power Supply? This must be one of the most common instruments, yet only Transmille offer an easy to use low cost solution. The EA 3023 not only measures the power supply output voltage up to 60 volts (using the measurement capability of the pod input), but also provides an accurate current load up to 4 Amps. Output resistance can also be measured and there is even a wizard in Procal to create procedures. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate an Electrometer/Pico amp meter? Keithley and others manufacture a wide range of low current meters with scales down to only a few nano amps. These are often used in semiconductor manufacturing or for high value resistance measurements. A calibrator only covers ranges down to a few micro amps so these are not suitable. With the EA 008 Transmille again provide a solution extending the range of the calibrator down to 2 n. A. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate a 1 Tohm resistor? You can buy an expensive electrometer or make the most of your investment in a Transmille calibrator by using low cost Pico amp converter EA 008 for the Transmille calibrator. The ability to measure a high value resistance at a selected voltage is an important ability in any laboratory, but it is always difficult to justify the expense of an electrometer for the small number of calibrations performed with it. When you buy a calibrator you have already bought a precision voltage source, (with a power supply, processor etc) and with the Transmille a high accuracy A/D converter, so all that is needed to make the calibrator into a full featured electrometer is the EA 008 And software. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator….

Question to ask before you buy a calibrator. l How can I calibrate a 2000 A clamp meter or high current shunts? High current calibration is easily covered by expensive Transconductance amplifiers… if you can justify the cost. Often the volume of such work is small so this can be difficult. With Transmille EA 012, which has been custom designed to work with the calibrator, there is a much lower cost solution. Its no problem with the Transmille calibrator…

Simply with Transmille you can calibrate a wider range of products for less money…… Use Pro. Cal calibration software and produce certificates in less time as well…. .

How can Transmille do all this ? We are ourselves a commercial calibration laboratory and the development of our products has been drawn from the needs we face daily in our own laboratory. l To be competitive and successful (and Transmille have grown 10 fold in the last 8 years) we needed the best software and calibrators available. Finding the alternatives inefficient we applied our design experience to building something better. l

Revolutionary Thinking or just Evolution ? l The 3000 series design was to include the ‘pod’ connector which would allow the use of a range of external adaptors specifically designed to calibrate generic types of instruments.

Revolutionary Thinking or just Evolution ? l As the adaptors would not need power supplies, processors, displays etc. they would be low cost. l Measurements are made using a high accuracy internal A/D converter built into the calibrator. The adaptor simply has to scale all inputs to 10 V.

Revolutionary Thinking or just Evolution ? l The external adaptors could be designed to perform a specific task, making them very easy to use.