electrical – Page 8 – Cal Lab Magazine

Frequency and Voltage Converters as Mains Reconstruction Units

March 24, 2021 Office

Summary Inconsistencies plague the mains power line, and these problems negatively impact the performance quality of electronic (as well as virtually any precision) equipment. Cleaning the power results in one less potential source of error […]

KCC Scientific Introduces Mercury 1000 Frequency and Voltage Converter

February 8, 2021 Office

Denver, Colorado (February 2021) – Electronics innovator KCC Scientific LLC launches the new Mercury 1000 Voltage and Frequency Converter, supporting precision electronic equipment up to 1000 watts. The Mercury family of converters are capable of […]

Enhancing the Accuracy of a Power and Energy Standard

January 27, 2021 Office

by Michael Schwartz & Jack Somppi Changing requirements in the world’s energy market are pushing the measurement performance of existing equipment to their limits. As the accuracy requirements increase, existing precision sources become marginal. Yet, […]

Sources of Uncertainty in Standard Resistors

October 27, 2020 Office

by Jeff Gust Volume 7:5, Sep-Oct 2000 As metrologists are acutely aware, when one transfers a measured value such as resistance, they also transfer a measurement uncertainty that is associated with the calibration of the […]

Setting New Standards for DC Voltage Maintenance Systems

October 27, 2020 Office

by Peter B. Crisp Volume 6:5, Sep-Oct 1999 Many organizations rely on 10V DC standards as their primary DC reference. However, the routine maintenance of such devices is not only labor intensive, but requires a […]

Sampling with a 3458A Type DMM

October 23, 2020 Office

by Rado Lapuh There is often a need in metrology to use a high precision sampling digital multi-meters in order to look at the amplitude, frequency and phase of a sinewave signal in detail. But […]

Simple Tests for Evaluating Digital Storage Oscilloscopes

October 22, 2020 Office

by Mitch Johnson Volume 4:2, Mar-Apr 1997 A digital storage oscilloscope is one of the most versatile pieces of test equipment on the market, offering the capability of automatic parmeter measurements on a variety of […]

New Techniques in Automated, High Performance Oscilloscope Calibration

October 22, 2020 Office

by Keith P. Bargroff Volume 3:3, May-Jun 1996 The adoption of quality standards, such as ISO 9000, coupled with the growth in computerized, digital-storage-oscilloscope-based measuring systems has led to a demand for cost-effective, automated, oscilloscope […]