Articles – Page 8 – Cal Lab Magazine

How to Calibrate Thermometry Bridges: Ensuring Accurate Temperature Measurements

July 27, 2023 Office

by David Southworth Thermometry bridges play a crucial role in temperature measurement, particularly when it comes to the interpolation of the Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer (SPRT) specified by the ITS-90. However, to achieve precise and […]

A Better Way to MET/CAL® With a Twist of Object-Oriented Programming

July 27, 2023 Michael Schwartz

by Michael L. Schwartz Fluke MET/CAL® is a great tool for automation, but it is dated. Over the last 40 years, how we write, support, and maintain software has changed dramatically! We have moved from […]

The En-Lightened Movement

July 27, 2023 Office

by Dan Wiswell As we all know, many years ago there was a time when there were no electrical testing instruments. I often think of how difficult it must have been for the pioneers of […]

Diff Tools & Revision Control

July 27, 2023 Michael Schwartz

Most revision control tools come with a diff tool of some kind. And if you develop software and don’t use revision control or a diff tool of some kind, I have to say, “WTF?” A […]

Let’s Talk About Bias: Measurement Bias

April 22, 2023 Office

by Henry Zumbrun What can happen when we use an accuracy specification and assume all the measurements are centered in relation to the specification limits? It is a typical problem in the metrology community, where […]

Improving the Uncertainty of DC Current Measurements

April 22, 2023 Office

by Kai Wendler, Roberto Roca Profet, Keil Gallinger, Kyle Coleman, Alessio Pollarolo The accurate measurement of dc current from 1 A to 3000 A is of interest in many fields, including metrology, power generation, and multiple industries. […]

Measuring Days Gone By

April 22, 2023 Office

by Dan Wiswell When people see some of the equipment that I’ve been tucking away over the years, the first question that most ask is: “How old is it?” We also hear this question at […]

Stumbling Upon a Best Practice

April 22, 2023 Office

by Christopher Grachanen Once in a while, during your normal workday, you stumble across a best practice that a client, vendor, supplier or competition has incorporated which really stands out as a superior practice worthy […]